California Rules of Court
(Revised January 1, 2013)
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Title 9. Rules On Law Practice, Attorneys, And Judges
Division 1. General Provisions
Rule 9.1. Title
Rule 9.2. Source
Division 2. Attorney Admission and Disciplinary Proceedings and Review of State Bar Proceedings
Chapter 1. General Provisions
Rule 9.5. Definitions
Rule 9.6. Roll of attorneys admitted to practice
Rule 9.7. Online reporting by attorneys
Chapter 2. Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
Rule 9.10. Authority of the State Bar Court
Rule 9.11. State Bar Court judges
Rule 9.12. Standard of review for State Bar Court Review Department
Rule 9.13. Review of State Bar Court decisions
Rule 9.14. Petitions for review by the Chief Trial Counsel
Rule 9.15. Petitions for review by the Committee of Bar Examiners; grounds for review; confidentiality
Rule 9.16. Grounds for review of State Bar Court decisions in the Supreme Court
Rule 9.17. Remand with instructions
Rule 9.18. Effective date of disciplinary orders and decisions
Rule 9.19. Conditions attached to reprovals
Rule 9.20. Duties of disbarred, resigned, or suspended attorneys
Rule 9.21. Resignations of members of the State Bar with disciplinary charges pending
Rule 9.22. Suspension of members of the State Bar for failure to comply with judgment or order for child or family support
Rule 9.23. Enforcement as money judgment disciplinary orders directing the payment of costs and disciplinary orders requiring reimbursement of the Client Security Fund
Chapter 3. Legal Education
Rule 9.30. Law school study in schools other than those accredited by the examining committee
Rule 9.31. Minimum continuing legal education
Division 3. Legal Specialists
Rule 9.35. Certified legal specialists
Division 4. Appearances and Practice by Individuals Who Are Not Members of the State Bar of California
Rule 9.40. Counsel pro hac vice
Rule 9.41. Appearances by military counsel
Rule 9.42. Certified law students
Rule 9.43. Out-of-state attorney arbitration counsel
Rule 9.44. Registered foreign legal consultant
Rule 9.45. Registered legal services attorneys
Rule 9.46. Registered in-house counsel
Rule 9.47. Attorneys practicing law temporarily in California as part of litigation
Rule 9.48. Nonlitigating attorneys temporarily in California to provide legal services
Division 5. Censure, Removal, Retirement, or Private Admonishment of Judges
Rule 9.60. Review of determinations by the Commission on Judicial Performance
Rule 9.61. Proceedings involving public or private admonishment, censure, removal, or retirement of a judge of the Supreme Court
Division 6. Judicial Ethics Opinions
Rule 9.80. Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions
Division 7. State Bar Trustees
Rule 9.90. Nominations and appointments of State Bar trustees