After an answer is filed raising issues of fact, the Disciplinary Clerk shall appoint the next available member of the Trial Commission to serve as a commissioner upon approval by the Chief Justice. The Trial Commissioner shall reside in a different Supreme Court district from that of the Respondent. The Disciplinary Clerk shall immediately notify the Trial Commissioner of his/her appointment and provide the Trial Commissioner a copy of the pleadings.
Ky. R. Sup. Ct. SCR 3.230