Supreme court disposition if no appeal

36.21(1) Within 14 days after a report is filed with the supreme court clerk, the grievance commission clerk must transmit to the supreme court clerk the entire record made before the grievance commission. If no appeal is taken or application for permission to appeal is filed within the 10-day period provided in rule 36.22, the supreme court will set a date for submission of the grievance commission report. The supreme court will notify the parties that they may file written statements with the supreme court in support of or in opposition to the Ch 36, p.8 GRIEVANCE COMMISSION October 2025 discipline the grievance commission recommends. Statements in support of or in opposition to the recommended discipline must be served and filed no later than seven days before the date set for submission. Upon submission, the supreme court will proceed to review de novo the record made before the grievance commission and determine the matter without oral argument or further notice to the parties. Upon de novo review the supreme court may impose a lesser or greater sanction than the discipline the grievance commission recommends. 36.21(2) The supreme court may revoke or suspend the license of an attorney admitted to practice law in Iowa upon any of the following grounds: conviction of a felony, conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, violation of any provision of the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct, or any cause now or hereafter provided by statute or these rules. 36.21(3) If the supreme court imposes a sanction in the form of a suspension, the suspension period will start ten days from the date of the order unless the order states otherwise. [Court Order January 26, 2016, effective April 1, 2016; September 19, 2022, effective October 1, 2022] COMMENT: