Law Practice,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Apr. 13, 2018
State Bar reports large increase in case backlog
The number of cases the agency filed against lawyers also dropped significantly
The State Bar’s backlog of attorney discipline cases rose 23 percent last year, while the number of cases it filed in bar court dropped by 28 percent, according to a draft report the agency released Thursday.
State law defines the backlog as open complaints and cases at year’s end where the bar has not filed disciplinary charges or reached another disposition within six months of receipt. There were 1,851 cases in that category at t...
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