In Re Scholl

OPINION

JONES, Vice Chief Justice.

I. Introduction

¶ 1 William L. Scholl was admitted to the Arizona State Bar on October 5, 1974. He served as a Judge Pro Tempore at the Pima County Superior Court commencing in 1984 and, in July 1985, was formally appointed to the Superior Court bench. Judge Scholl developed a gambling habit and, for several years, did not accurately report winnings and losses on his federal income tax returns. On November 19, 1996, he was convicted in federal court of seven felony offenses: four counts of filing false tax returns for the years 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994, in…