A judge is disqualified from acting as a judicial officer while there is pending an indictment or information charging him in any court in the United States with a crime punishable as a felony under the laws of Missouri or the United States, or a recommendation to this Court by the Commission for his removal or retirement, or after articles of impeachment have been voted by the House of Representatives. A judge so disqualified shall continue to receive his salary.
Mo. R. Gov. Bar Jud. 12.06