# Sup. Ct. R. 8: Rule 8. Disbarment and Disciplinary Action

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R8

## Section

- **Citation:** Sup. Ct. R. 8
- **Heading:** Rule 8. Disbarment and Disciplinary Action
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States > Rule 8

## Text

1. Whenever a member of the Bar of this Court has been disbarred or suspended from practice in any court of record, or has engaged in conduct unbecoming a member of the Bar of this Court, the Court will enter an order suspending that member from practice before this Court and affording the member an opportunity to show cause, within 40 days, why a disbarment order should not be entered. Upon response, or if no response is timely fled, the Court will enter an appropriate order. 2. After reasonable notice and an opportunity to show cause why disciplinary action should not be taken, and after a hearing if material facts are in dispute, the Court may take any appropriate disciplinary action against any attorney who is admitted to practice before it for conduct unbecoming a member of the Bar or for failure to comply with these Rules or any Rule or order of the Court.

## Nearby sections

- [Sup. Ct. R. 1 Rule 1. Clerk](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R1.md)
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- [Sup. Ct. R. 5 Rule 5. Admission to the Bar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R5.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 6 Rule 6. Argument Pro Hac Vice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R6.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 7 Rule 7. Prohibition Against Practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R7.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 8 Rule 8. Disbarment and Disciplinary Action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R8.md)
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- [Sup. Ct. R. 10 Rule 10. Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R10.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 11 Rule 11. Certiorari to a United States Court of Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R11.md)
- [Sup. Ct. R. 12 Rule 12. Review on Certiorari: How Sought; Parties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FRULES_SCT_R12.md)
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