Rule 3.21. Judicial determination of incompetency

Where a lawyer has been judicially declared incompetent or involuntarily committed to a mental hospital, the Supreme Court of Appeals, upon receipt of a certified copy of such order, shall enter an order imposing an immediate administrative suspension of the attorney from the practice of law until further order of the Court. A copy of the order of administrative suspension shall be served upon the lawyer, the lawyer’s committee, and/or the director of the mental hospital in such manner as the Court may direct.


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