Rule 7. Prohibition Against Practice

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No employee of this Court shall practice as an attorney or counselor in any court or before any agency of government while employed by the Court; nor shall any person after leaving such employment participate in any professional capacity in any case pending before this Court or in any case being considered for fling in this Court, until two years have elapsed after separation; nor shall a former employee ever participate in any professional capacity in any case that was pending in this Court during the employee’s tenure.

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Rule 7. Prohibition Against Practice · Sup. Ct. R. 7 | Frix