On order of the Court, notice of proposed changes having been provided, and consideration having been given to the comments received in response to that notice, the following amendments of Rule 9.131 and Rule 9.204 are adopted, to be effective July 1, 1996.
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A member or employee of the Attorney Grievance Commission or the Attorney Discipline Board and its hearing panels may not represent a respondent in proceedings before the commission, the board, or the Judicial Tenure Commission, including preliminary discussions with employees of the respective commission or board prior to the filing of a request for investigation. A judge who is a member of the commission or of the Supreme Court is disqualified from participating in that capacity in proceedings involving his or her own discipline, suspension, retirement, or removal. The staff comment is published only for the benefit of the bench and bar and is not an authoritative construction by the Court.