Attorney Subject to Disciplinary Jurisdiction After Judicial Election, Proceedings Declined for Past Conduct

The disciplinary authority retained jurisdiction over an attorney, even after he voluntarily removed his name from the registry upon being elected to a judicial position, because the relevant canton extended disciplinary oversight to all holders of an attorney's patent, making the professional rules of the Federal Act on the Legal Profession applicable as cantonal law. However, the authority refrained from initiating disciplinary proceedings concerning the attorney's prior conduct—which involved sending accusatory correspondence to a government official—because the primary goal of sanctions is future compliance and the attorney was no longer practicing law.