RULE 2
           INITIATING SUPREME COURT CONSIDERATION

    (a) Generally. Decisions of the commission recommending to the Supreme
Court that a judge should be disciplined or retired shall be in writing.
The commission shall serve on the judge a copy of its decision recommending
that the Supreme Court discipline or retire the judge. Unless a matter is
disposed of under rule 12, the commission shall file a copy of its decision
with the Supreme Court when the commissions decision is final under the
rules of the commission. The commission shall serve notice on the judge of
the date the decision has been filed with the Supreme Court.
    (b) Time for Filing. The written decision of the commission shall
specify the time period in which the judge may file a notice of contest
under rule 3. The period may not be shorter than 7 days nor longer than 28
days after the date of service on the judge of notice that the decision has
been filed with the Supreme Court.

                          Comment
    Section (a). The commissions recommendation to the Supreme Court must
be in writing. The rule does not prohibit the commission from giving the
judge a proposed recommendation to determine if discipline can be imposed
by agreement under rule 12. The rule also accommodates a process for
reconsideration by the commission before filing a recommendation with the
Supreme Court.
    Section (b). This section delegates to the commission the
responsibility of determining how much time should be allowed for the
filing of a notice of contest. The commission is in the best position to
know whether the particular case requires prompt action or may be handled
in a manner closely approximating the normal time limits for an appeal to
the Supreme Court.


[Effective May 14, 1982]