NMSC News:

The state Supreme Court Monday issued an order for Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III to “show cause” why he should not face disciplinary action, including possible suspension from the practice of law in state courts, for his alleged conduct involving DWI cases. Click here to view the order.

Clear’s former investigator pleaded guilty last month to federal charges in what prosecutors have described as a scheme in which law enforcement officers received bribes to help orchestrate the dismissal of DWI charges against motorists. 

The Supreme Court’s order referenced a federal show cause order that could lead to disciplinary action against Clear in federal courts.