Rule 500 - Jurisdiction - Effective Date(a)Power of Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has the inherent power and the exclusive responsibility within the State to maintain appropriate standards of Professional Conduct and to structure and administer a system to review the Professional Conduct of each Lawyer in the State.(b)Powers of Lower Courts. These Rules shall not be construed to deny to any court the powers necessary to maintain control over its proceedings.(c)Effective Date. These Rules shall become effective on July 1, 2008. Any proceeding then pending in which a Hearing Committee has been appointed shall be concluded pursuant to the Rules existing immediately prior to the effective date of these Rules.