Rule 10 Effect of Discipline

(a) Removal or Retirement. The office of a judge removed or retired by the Supreme Court becomes vacant when the Supreme Court decision is final. A judge may not perform any judicial duties thereafter. A judge who is removed or retired by the Supreme Court is no longer eligible for judicial office unless the eligibility of the person removed or retired is reinstated by the Supreme Court after review by the commission through application of CJCRP 28.

(b) Suspension. The office of a judge suspended by the Supreme Court does not become vacant, but the judge may not perform any judicial duties during the period of suspension, except to the extent the decision of the Supreme Court provides otherwise.

(c) Effect of Discipline on Salary. A decision imposing discipline other than removal or retirement will state the effect of the discipline upon the salary of the judge. Subject to the limitation in rule 9(c), the Supreme Court may diminish the salary of the judge based only on the prospective future decrease in the judge’s workload brought about by the discipline imposed by the Supreme Court.