Wash. R. for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct 10.2

(a) Assignment. The chief hearing officer assigns a hearing officer, from those

eligible under rule 2.5.

(b) Disqualification and Removal.

(1) Removal Without Cause. Either party is entitled to have an assigned hearing

officer removed, without establishing cause for the removal, by filing a written request

with the Clerk within ten days after service on the respondent of that officer’s

assignment. A party may only once request removal without cause in any proceeding.

(2) Disqualification for Cause. Either party may move to disqualify any assigned

hearing officer for good cause. A motion under this subsection must be filed promptly

after the party knows, or in the exercise of due diligence should have known, of the basis

for the disqualification.

(3) Notice to Chief Hearing Officer. The Clerk must promptly provide copies of

requests or motions for removal or for disqualification to the chief hearing officer.

(4) Decision. The chief hearing officer decides all requests for removal and

disqualification motions, except the Chair decides a request to remove or disqualify the

chief hearing officer. The decision of the chief hearing officer or Chair on a request for

removal or a motion to disqualify is not subject to interim review. After removal or

disqualification of the assigned hearing officer, the chief hearing officer assigns a

replacement.