Discipline
Oct. 27, 2011
State Bar discipline backlog may be systemic
The State Bar will eliminate much of its discipline backlog by the end of the year, but data in a new report raises questions about whether the bar can keep the backlog at zero.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A new report shows that the State Bar is on track to eliminate much of its backlog of discipline cases by year's end as it has promised.
But the report, released Monday, also suggests the bar's backlog problem may be systemic. Under state law, the Bar's goal must be to resolve all cases within six months, and it must report to the Legislature on matters that linger longer. According...
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