Texas Bar Journal • June 2026

Rule 9.01 Orders From Other Jurisdictions Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure

RULE 9.01 ORDERS FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS TEXAS RULES OF DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE

The Committee on Disciplinary Rules and Referenda, or CDRR, was created by Government Code section 81.0872 and is responsible for overseeing the initial process for proposing a disciplinary rule. Pursuant to Government Code section 81.0876, the committee publishes the following proposed rule. The committee will accept comments concerning the proposed rule through August 4, 2026. Comments can be submitted at texasbar.com/CDRR or by email to cdrr@texasbar.com. The committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed rule by teleconference on August 5, 2026, at 10 a.m. CDT. For teleconference participation information, please go to texasbar.com/cdrr/participate.

Proposed Rule (Redline Version)
9.01. Orders From Other Jurisdictions: Upon receipt of information indicating that an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas has been disciplined in another jurisdiction, including by any federal court or federal agency, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel shall diligently seek to obtain a certified copy of the order or judgment of discipline from the other jurisdiction, and file it with the Board of Disciplinary Appeals along with a petition requesting that the attorney be disciplined in Texas. The petition shall be filed with the Board of Disciplinary Appeals no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date the Chief Disciplinary Counsel receives information indicating that the attorney has been disciplined in another jurisdiction. A certified copy of the order or judgment is prima facie evidence of the matters contained therein, and a final adjudication in another jurisdiction that an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas has committed Professional Misconduct is conclusive for the purposes of a Disciplinary Action under this Part, subject to the defenses set forth in Rule 9.04 below. For purposes of this Part, “discipline” by a federal court or federal agency means a public reprimand, suspension, or disbarment; the term does not include a letter of “warning” or “admonishment” or a similar advisory by a federal court of federal agency.

Proposed Rule (Clean Version)
9.01. Orders From Other Jurisdictions: Upon receipt of information indicating that an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas has been disciplined in another jurisdiction, including by any federal court or federal agency, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel shall diligently seek to obtain a certified copy of the order or judgment of discipline from the other jurisdiction, and file it with the Board of Disciplinary Appeals along with a petition requesting that the attorney be disciplined in Texas. The petition shall be filed with the Board of Disciplinary Appeals no later than one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date the Chief Disciplinary Counsel receives information indicating that the attorney has been disciplined in another jurisdiction. A certified copy of the order or judgment is prima facie evidence of the matters contained therein, and a final adjudication in another jurisdiction that an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas has committed Professional Misconduct is conclusive for the purposes of a Disciplinary Action under this Part, subject to the defenses set forth in Rule 9.04 below. For purposes of this Part, “discipline” by a federal court or federal agency means a public reprimand, suspension, or disbarment; the term does not include a letter of “warning” or “admonishment” or a similar advisory by a federal court of federal agency.