Section 201. Jurisdiction

(a) The exclusive disciplinary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the Board under these rules extends to:

(1) Any attorney admitted to practice law in this Commonwealth.

Official Note

The jurisdiction of the Board under this paragraph includes jurisdiction over a foreign legal consultant, military attorney or a person holding a Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License. See the definitions of ‘‘attorney,’’ ‘‘practice of law’’ and ‘‘respondent-attorney’’ in Rule 102.

(2) Any attorney of another jurisdiction specially admitted by a court of this Commonwealth for a particular proceeding.

(3) Any formerly admitted attorney, with respect to acts prior to suspension, disbarment, administrative suspension, or transfer to retired or inactive status, or with respect to acts subsequent thereto which amount to the practice of law or constitute the violation of the Disciplinary Rules, these rules or rules of the Board adopted pursuant hereto.

(4) Any attorney who is a justice, judge or district justice, with respect to acts prior to taking office as a justice, judge or district justice, if the Judicial Conduct Board declines jurisdiction with respect to such acts.

(5) Any attorney who resumes the practice of law, with respect to nonjudicial acts while in office as a justice, judge or district justice.

(6) Any attorney not admitted in this Commonwealth who practices law or renders or offers to render any legal services in this Commonwealth.

(b) Nothing contained in these rules shall be construed to deny to any other court such powers as are necessary for that court to maintain control over proceedings conducted before it, such as the power of contempt, nor to prohibit bar associations from censuring, suspending or expelling their members from membership in the association.

The provisions of this Rule 201 amended October 10, 1980, effective February 8, 1981, 10 Pa.B. 4029; amended April 30, 2004, effective upon publication, governs matters thereafter commenced and, insofar as just and practicable, matters then pending, 34 Pa.B. 2537; amended March 17, 2005, effective September 1, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 1972; amended April 16, 2009, effective May 1, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 2193. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (328860) and (318515).