Rule 2-66. Practice by Court Officials

(a) No lawyer who is a judge of the Supreme Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court shall practice law in any state or federal court.

(b) The chief public defender, the deputy chief public defender, public defenders, assistant public defenders, deputy assistant public defenders, the chief state's attorney, the deputy chief state's attorney, state's attorneys, assistant state's attorneys and deputy assistant state's attorneys who have been appointed on a full-time basis will devote their full time to the duties of their offices, will not engage in the private practice of law, either civil or criminal, and will not be connected in any way with any attorney or law firm engaged in the private practice of law.

(c) No state's attorney or assistant state's attorney, no partner or associate of a law firm of which any of the aforementioned court officials is a partner or associate, shall appear as counsel in any criminal case in behalf of any accused in any state or federal court.

(d) No chief clerk, deputy chief clerk, clerk, deputy clerk or assistant clerk who has been appointed on a full-time basis shall appear as counsel in any civil or criminal case in any state or federal court. Such persons may otherwise engage in the practice of law as permitted by established Judicial Branch policy.

(e) No chief public defender, deputy chief public defender, public defender, assistant public defender or deputy assistant public defender shall appear in behalf of the state in any criminal case.

Committee Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 47.)