Cite as: 20 CNCA app. I, r. 138

A. Any member of the bar of Cherokee Nation guilty of a violation of the prescribed oath of office, or of a violation of the Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct, or of any conduct unbecoming a member of the bar of Cherokee Nation, shall be subject to reprimand, suspension, disbarment or such other disciplinary action as the Supreme Court deems appropriate.

B. Discipline by Other Courts; Criminal Convictions. Whenever it appears to the Supreme Court that any member admitted to practice in the Courts of Cherokee Nation, including a lawyer granted temporary admission or admission for limited practice, has been suspended or disbarred from the practice of law by any other court of competent jurisdiction or has been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude in any court, such disbarment, suspension, or conviction shall operate as an automatic disbarment of the attorney's right to practice in the courts of Cherokee Nation, and an order of disbarment shall be issued by the Supreme Court. The order of disbarment shall remain in effect unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of the order of disbarment, the attorney has by motion to the Supreme Court shown good cause as to why disbarment should not be imposed.

Historical Data

SC–AD–13–01, adopted March 27, 2013.