RULE 10.3. INTERIM SUSPENSION

A. Pending Criminal Prosecution. The supreme court may, without the necessity of commission action, suspend a judge with pay upon the filing of an indictment, information, or complaint charging the judge with a crime punishable as a felony under North Dakota or federal law or any other crime involving moral turpitude.

B. Other Grounds. The supreme court may order an interim suspension with pay upon receiving sufficient evidence, from disciplinary counsel, demonstrating that a judge:

(1) Is physically or mentally incapacitated and poses a substantial threatof irreparable harm to the public; or

(2) Has committed misconduct posing a substantial threat of irreparable harm to the public.

C. Notice and Hearing. If any judge is suspended under sections A or B of thisrule, the supreme court shall provide the judge with notice of the allegationsand an opportunity to be heard within ten days of the order for interim The supreme court shall determine whether the interim orderremains in force, pending a final decision.