RULE 10
                        EFFECT OF DISCIPLINE

    (a) Removal or Retirement. The office of a judge removed or retired by
the Supreme Court becomes vacant when the Supreme Court decision is final.
A judge may not perform any judicial duties thereafter. A judge who is
removed or retired by the Supreme Court is no longer eligible for judicial
office unless the eligibility of the person removed or retired is
reinstated by the Supreme Court.
    (b) Suspension. The office of a judge suspended by the Supreme Court
does not become vacant, but the judge may not perform any judicial duties
during the period of suspension, except to the extent the decision of the
Supreme Court provides otherwise.
    (c) Effect of Discipline on Salary. A decision imposing discipline
other than removal or retirement will state the effect of the discipline
upon the salary of the judge. Subject to the limitation in rule 9(c), the
Supreme Court may diminish the salary of the judge based only on the
prospective future decrease in the judges workload brought about by the
discipline imposed by the Supreme Court.

                          Comment
    Section (a). The constitution provides that a judicial office becomes
vacant if a judge is removed or retired. Const. art. 4, subsection 31
(amend. 71).
    Section (b). If a judge is suspended from office, the implication is
that the office is not vacant. This section makes this clear. The rule does
not allow a judge to perform judicial duties while suspended, except as may
be otherwise authorized by the Supreme Court.
    Section (c). The constitution requires the Supreme Court to specify the
effect on the judges salary of discipline other than removal or retirement.
The Supreme Court will not use its power to affect salary as a means of
imposing a fine on the judge, which is not specifically authorized by the
constitution. Statutes control the collateral effect on retirement benefits
of a Supreme Court decision affecting payment of a judge's salary.

[Effective May 14, 1982]