The Board of Trustees acting as the Regulation and Discipline Committee is responsible for monitoring the operational performance of the State Bar’s work related to attorney discipline.
The Board of Trustees acting as the Regulation and Discipline Committee shall:
Establish the key elements of a programmatic reporting process, including the content, format, and frequency of performance reports to the Board, and oversee implementation of the process.
Oversee (as directed by Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6079.5), the work of the chief trial counsel (CTC), who reports to and serves under the Board of Trustees acting as the Regulation and Discipline Committee.
CTC Job Description: Ensure that the CTC position description is updated as necessary to reflect changing State Bar needs and priorities.
Approve an annual performance plan for the CTC to reflect operational and leadership goals for the position. The performance plan will be provided to the CTC within 120 days of appointment and within 120 days of the anniversary date of appointment thereafter.
Review and approve an annual performance evaluation of the CTC.
Approve changes to high-level quality-control policies that apply to the functioning of the State Bar program areas under the Board of Trustees acting as the Regulation and Discipline Committee’s performance-monitoring and oversight authority.
Review performance reports in meetings of the Board acting as the Regulation and Discipline Committee and report program performance to the full Board.
Identify and oversee the implementation of needed corrective actions.
Oversee the preparation of in-depth assessments of program/function effectiveness for presentation at the annual strategic planning session.
Review internal and external audit reports as they relate to the functions of the State Bar under the Board of Trustees acting as the Regulation and Discipline Committee’s performance monitoring and oversight authority and oversee implementation of recommendations identified therein.
Monitor the work of the special deputy trial counsel administrator assigned to the management of cases from which the CTC’s office is recused under rule 2201 of the Rules of Procedure of the State Bar.
Oversee the Annual Discipline Report process and underlying discipline statistics.
Approve advisory ethics opinions and arbitration advisories authored by the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct prior to formal publication.
Perform such other functions relevant to oversight of the attorney discipline system as needed.
