Rule 13 - Complaint against a member of the Supreme Court(1) A complaint against a member of the Supreme Court shall proceed in the same manner as a complaint against any other judge, except as set forth in this rule.(2) Upon a motion of the Board or the Court for the temporary suspension of a member of the Supreme Court under Rule 5, a Special Supreme Court shall be constituted to hear the matter. The Special Supreme Court shall consist of five judges appointed by the Administrative Judge for Trial Courts, or the next senior trial judge if the Administrative Judge is unavailable, under the process established by the Administrative Judge for the appointment of pro tempore judges to the Supreme Court in cases where a justice of the Court is disqualified. (3) The Special Supreme Court shall hear any appeal from a decision of a hearing panel involving a complaint against a member of the Supreme Court. Vt. Disc. Control of Judges R. 13
Adopted Feb. 17, 1978, eff. 3/1/1978; amended Aug. 31, 1981, eff. 11/3/1981; 9/17/2001, eff. 1/1/2002; 12/21/2010, eff. 2/21/2011.