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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

Rule 6.  Argument Pro Hac Vice 

1.  An  attorney  not  admitted  to  practice  in  the  highest 
court of a State, Commonwealth, Territory or Possession, or 
the  District  of  Columbia  for  the  requisite  three  years,  but 
otherwise  eligible  for  admission  to  practice  in  this  Court 
under Rule 5.1, may be permitted to argue pro hac vice. 

2.  An attorney qualiﬁed to practice in  the courts of a for­

eign state may be permitted to argue pro hac vice. 

3.  Oral  argument  pro  hac  vice  is  allowed  only  on  motion 
of  the  counsel of  record  for  the  party on  whose  behalf  leave 
is requested.  The motion shall state concisely the qualiﬁca­
tions of  the attorney who  is to  argue pro hac  vice.  It shall 
be  ﬁled  with  the  Clerk,  in  the  form  required  by  Rule  21,  no 
later  than  the  date  on  which  the  respondent’s  or  appellee’s 
brief on the merits is due to be ﬁled, and it shall be accompa­
nied by proof of service as required by Rule 29. 

Rule 7.  Prohibition Against Practice 

No employee of this Court shall practice as an attorney or 
counselor  in  any  court  or  before  any  agency  of  government 
while  employed  by  the  Court;  nor  shall  any  person  after 
leaving  such  employment  participate  in  any  professional  ca­
pacity  in  any  case  pending  before  this  Court  or  in  any  case 
being considered for ﬁling in this Court, until two years have 
elapsed  after  separation;  nor  shall  a  former  employee  ever 
participate in any professional capacity in any case that was 
pending in this Court during the employee’s tenure. 

Rule 8.  Disbarment and Disciplinary Action 

1.  Whenever  a  member of  the  Bar  of  this Court  has  been 
disbarred or suspended from practice in any court of record, 
or has engaged in conduct unbecoming a member of the Bar 
of this Court, the Court will enter an order suspending that 
member  from  practice  before  this  Court  and  affording  the 
member  an  opportunity  to  show  cause,  within  40  days,  why 
a  disbarment  order  should  not  be  entered.  Upon  response, 
or  if  no  response  is  timely  ﬁled,  the  Court  will  enter  an  ap­
propriate order.