DISQUALIFICATION

A member of the Commission may not participate as such in any proceeding involving a charge against such member, such member's spouse, or a person within the third degree of relationship to either the member or the member's spouse. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals may make temporary appointments to fill a disqualified member's position in a given proceeding. A member of the Commission may not participate as such in any proceeding involving a charge against a judge over whom the member exercises supervisory authority. Commission members shall disqualify themselves in any proceeding in which a judge, similarly situated, would be required to disqualify himself or herself.