Connecticut § 51-90d Grievance counsel and investigators. Powers and duties of grievance counsel.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 51-90d — Grievance counsel and investigators. Powers and duties of grievance counsel.

Connecticut § 51-90d

Title 51Courts

Ch. 876Attorneys

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-90d (2026).

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(a)The Chief Court Administrator shall appoint attorneys to serve as grievance counsel for grievance panels and shall appoint one or more investigators. The investigators shall be under the supervision of the State-Wide Bar Counsel and shall serve the State-Wide Grievance Committee, the reviewing subcommittees of the State-Wide Grievance Committee and the grievance panels. Compensation of the grievance counsel and investigator shall be established by, and paid from funds appropriated to, the Judicial Department.

(b)Grievance counsel shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)To investigate all complaints received by a grievance panel from the State-Wide Bar Counsel or State-Wide Grievance Committee involving alleged misconduct of an attorney subject to the jurisdiction of the Superi

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(a) The Chief Court Administrator shall appoint attorneys to serve as grievance counsel for grievance panels and shall appoint one or more investigators. The investigators shall be under the supervision of the State-Wide Bar Counsel and shall serve the State-Wide Grievance Committee, the reviewing subcommittees of the State-Wide Grievance Committee and the grievance panels. Compensation of the grievance counsel and investigator shall be established by, and paid from funds appropriated to, the Judicial Department. (b) Grievance counsel shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To investigate all complaints received by a grievance panel from the State-Wide Bar Counsel or State-Wide Grievance Committee involving alleged misconduct of an attorney subject to the jurisdiction of the Superior Court; (2) To assist a grievance panel in all matters under its jurisdiction; and (3) To assist a reviewing subcommittee of the State-Wide Grievance Committee in conducting hearings when such assistance is determined to be necessary by the State-Wide Grievance Committee.

Legislative History

(P.A. 86-276, S. 5, 15; P.A. 88-152, S. 3; P.A. 24-108, S. 14.) History: P.A. 88-152 added Subsec. (b)(3) giving grievance counsel the power and duty to assist a reviewing subcommittee in conducting hearings; P.A. 24-108 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “Chief Court Administrator” for “judges of the Superior Court” re appointment of grievance counsel and investigators and by deleting provisions re such appointees serving 1-year terms, vacancies being filled by executive committee of Superior Court and appointees being placed on Judicial Department payroll or paid on a contractual basis, effective June 4, 2024. Cited. 213 C. 162; Id., 469; 216 C. 228; 234 C. 539. Cited. 41 CA 671; judgment reversed, see 240 C. 671; 46 CA 450.