Rule 12. Service

Service upon a judge of formal charges in any disciplinary or incapacity proceeding shall be made by personal service upon the judge or judge's counsel by any person authorized by the commission chairperson, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the judge's address of record, or using electronic mail as agreed upon by disciplinary counsel and the judge or judge's counsel. Delivery of all other papers or notices, including a request for a response to a complaint, shall be made by first class mail or electronic mail unless otherwise ordered by the commission.