Conn. Practice Book § 2-33

(a) The judges of the Superior Court shall

appoint twenty-one persons to a committee to be

known as the ‘‘Statewide Grievance Committee.’’

At least seven shall not be attorneys and the

remainder shall be members of the bar of this

state. The judges shall designate one member

as chair and another as vice-chair to act in the

absence or disability of the chair.

(b) All members shall serve for a term of three

years commencing on July 1. Except as otherwise

provided herein, no person shall serve as a member for more than two consecutive three year

terms, excluding any appointments for less than

a full term; a member may be reappointed after

a lapse of one year. If the term of a member

who is on a reviewing committee expires while a

complaint is pending before that committee, the

judges or the executive committee may extend

the term of such member to such time as the

reviewing committee has completed its action on

that complaint. In the event of such an extension

the total number of Statewide Grievance Committee members may exceed twenty-one. The

appointment of any member may be revoked or

suspended by the judges or by the executive committee of the Superior Court. In connection with

such revocation or suspension, the judges or the

executive committee shall appoint a qualified individual to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the

term or for any other appropriate period. In the

event that a vacancy arises in this position before

the end of a term by reasons other than revocation

or suspension, the executive committee of the

Superior Court shall fill the vacancy for the balance of the term or for any other appropriate

period. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter,

the committee must have at least a quorum present to act, and a quorum shall be eleven. The

committee shall act by a vote of a majority of those

present and voting, provided that a minimum of six

votes for a particular action is necessary for the

committee to act. Members present but not voting

due to disqualification, abstention, silence or a

refusal to vote, shall be counted for purposes of

establishing a quorum, but not counted in calculating a majority of those present and voting.

(c) In addition to any other powers and duties

set forth in this chapter, the Statewide Grievance

Committee shall:

(1) Institute complaints involving violations of

General Statutes § 51-88.

(2) Adopt rules to carry out its duties under this

chapter which are not inconsistent with these

rules.

(3) Adopt rules for grievance panels to carry

out their duties under this chapter which are not

inconsistent with these rules.

(4) In its discretion, disclose that it or the statewide bar counsel has referred a complaint to a

panel for investigation when such disclosure is

deemed by the committee to be in the public

interest.