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Conn. Practice Book § 2-34
Statewide Bar Counsel
(a) The chief court administrator shall appoint
an attorney to act as statewide bar counsel, and
such additional attorneys to act as assistant bar
counsel as are necessary. In the event that a
vacancy arises in any such position, the chief
court administrator shall fill the vacancy. Compensation for these positions shall be paid by the
Judicial Branch. Such individuals shall be in the
legal services division of the Office of the Chief
Court Administrator and shall perform such
other duties as may be assigned to them in that
capacity.
(b) In addition to any other powers and duties
set forth in this chapter, the statewide bar counsel
or an assistant bar counsel shall:
(1) Report to the national disciplinary data bank
such requested information as is officially reported
to the statewide bar counsel concerning attorneys
who have resigned pursuant to Section 2-52, or
whose unethical conduct has resulted in disciplinary action by the court or by the Statewide Grievance Committee, or who have been placed on
inactive status pursuant to Sections 2-56 through
2-62.
(2) Receive and maintain information forwarded
to the statewide bar counsel by the national disciplinary data bank.
(3) Receive and maintain records forwarded to
the statewide bar counsel by the clerks of court
pursuant to Sections 2-23 and 2-52 and by complainants pursuant to Section 2-32.
(4) For a fee established by the chief court
administrator, certify the status of individuals who
are or were members of the bar of this state at
the request of bar admission authorities of other
jurisdictions or at the request of a member of the
bar of this state with respect to such member’s
status. In certifying the status of an individual, no
information shall be provided to the requesting
entity, other than public information, without a
waiver from that individual.
(5) Assist the Statewide Grievance Committee
and the reviewing committees in carrying out their
duties under this chapter.
History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 27H.) (Amended June 24, 2002, to take effect July 1, 2003; May 14, 2003, effective date changed to Oct. 1, 2003; Sept. 30, 2003, effective date changed to Jan. 1, 2004; amended June 22, 2009, to take effect Jan. 1, 2010; amended June 12, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2025: In the first sentence of subsection (a), “judges of the Superior Court” was deleted and replaced with “chief court administrator” and “, for a term of one year com - mencing July 1” after “necessary” was deleted. Prior to 2026, the second sentence of subsection (a) read: “In the event that a vacancy arises in any such position before the end of a term, the executive committee of the Superior Court shall appoint an attorney to fill the vacancy for the balance of the term.” COMMENTARY—2025: Number 24-108 of the 2024 Public Acts, An Act Concerning Court Operations and Administrative Proceedings, among other things, consolidated under the Chief Court Administrator the responsibility for many personnel and administrative matters that historically were acted on by the Executive Committee and/or the judges of the Superior Court but which now are consistent with the current duties and responsibilities of and properly undertaken by the Chief Court Administrator. The changes to this section conform to the provisions of that public act.
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