In re Ortiz

OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Justice.

The oath taken by every attorney upon admission to the practice of law in New Mexico includes a promise to “maintain civility at all times, abstain from all offensive personality, and advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness unless required by the justice of the cause with which [the attorney is] charged.” Rule 15-304 NMRA. By that same oath, every attorney practicing in New Mexico promises to “maintain the respect due to courts of justice and judicial officers.” Id. Those solemn promises are reflected within our Rules of Professional…