The Hawaii Supreme Court suspended Honolulu attorney Earle Partington on Wednesday from practicing law in Hawaii for 30 days.

The high court ruled that Partington engaged in "professional misconduct" by submitting an appeals brief in the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals in Washington, D.C., that appeared to omit facts necessary to accurately portray the case’s court-martial proceedings.

The Navy’s Office of the Judge Advocate General imposed on Partington an indefinite suspension from the practice of law in Navy jurisdictions, and the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals imposed a one-year suspension, the Supreme Court said.

The high court said Partington’s factual omission in his brief violated Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct governing lawyers, but the court said it wasn’t convinced Partington was trying to mislead or deceive the court.

Partington, 69, who said he is semiretired in Santa Rosa, Calif., and is winding down his Honolulu practice, disputes that he deserves the suspension.

He said he didn’t omit facts from his brief and has filed a federal lawsuit in Washington challenging military suspensions.

Partington said he thought the high court would wait until his challenge is resolved, and that its ruling "perpetuates" an injustice against him.

Associate Justice Paula Nakayama dissented from the ruling by three of the five justices, saying she would have imposed a suspension of at least one year. Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna joined in the dissent.

The suspension took effect starting Wednesday.