Report 2022-030 Recommendation 6 Responses

Report 2022-030: The State Bar of California's Attorney Discipline Process: Weak Policies Limit Its Ability to Protect the Public From Attorney Misconduct (Release Date: April 2022)

Recommendation #6 To: Bar of California, State

To ensure that it identifies discipline imposed on California attorneys in other jurisdictions, the State Bar should use the American Bar Association's data bank to identify attorneys disciplined in other jurisdictions who have not reported that discipline to the State Bar.

60-Day Agency Response

The Intake team's management (one Assistant Chief Trial Counsel (ACTC) and two supervising attorneys) registered and obtained access to the ABA data bank effective February 2022. The Assistant Chief Trial Counsel registered to receive automated emails prior to April 1, 2022, and, as of June 1, 2022, one supervising attorney did so as well. The second supervising attorney is out [REDACTED] but will register when she returns.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2022-030

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.