The Hawaii Supreme Court has postponed its 30-day suspension of attorney Earle Partington from the practice of law until Dec. 3.

The high court said it did so because of a ruling by a Washington, D.C., federal district judge who temporarily suspended disciplinary action against Partington by the Navy’s judge advocate general.

The state Supreme Court issued its suspension order earlier this month, citing the judge advocate general’s imposition of an indefinite suspension on Partington from the practice of law in Navy jurisdictions.

But Partington obtained a restraining order from the federal judge staying the judge advocate general’s discipline for 10 days.

Partington said he will ask the high court for a further postponement if he obtains an injunction staying the judge advocate general’s decision while he presses his lawsuit seeking to overturn the ruling.

In its suspension order, the high court said it appeared that Partington submitted an appeals brief to the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals that "omitted material facts necessary to accurately portray" court-martial proceedings.

Partington, 69, who is semiretired in Santa Rosa, Calif., but still handles Hawaii cases, said Tuesday he did not do anything wrong.

He said he doesn’t understand why the high court, in a "rush to judgment," imposed the 30-day suspension instead of waiting for the outcome of his federal court lawsuit challenging the judge advocate general’s decision.

"I’m still in practice," Partington said. "I’m still looking for good cases."