The next largest group of disciplinary proceedings consist of those initiated by the conviction of an attorney in this Court for a serious crime. The Executive Committee is the disciplinary committee of the Court. In those circumstances where an evidentiary hearing may be required as part of the disciplinary proceeding, the Committee may direct that the proceeding be assigned by lot to an individual judge. Disciplinary proceedings are not alternatives to contempt proceedings. LR83.15 establishes the procedures for admitting an attorney who wishes to appear pro hac vice .
Any final orders imposing discipline are public.
In those instances where a proceeding is assigned to an individual judge, it becomes at that point like any other civil proceeding, a matter of public record. As with any other civil case, there may be exceptional circumstances where some or all of the record or hearings should not be made public. This procedure enables more effective control over the documents in disciplinary proceedings, a control necessary to assure that the confidentiality of such proceedings is maintained. In addition, the coordinator serves as a source of information on procedure for attorneys involved in disciplinary proceedings.