On their website it says the IARDC is an “Attorney REGISTRATION and Disciplinary... etc.”
Looks like attorneys have to REGISTER with IARDC.
https://www.iardc.org/annualregprocess.html
From RULE 770 INACTIVE STATUS info from the ARDC website:
Prior to November 1, 1999, former Supreme Court Rule 770 provided for a proceeding in the Court for any voluntary transfer to inactive status, whether because of some incapacitating condition or solely as a matter of the lawyer's preference because the lawyer would not be practicing law.Let's be sure we're not being as bad as the MSM; let's check the target before pulling the trigger.
The hugh part is the tie-in with Hillary back in the early 90s, IMHO.