"The California Supreme Court has rejected a state bar proposal to automatically expunge records of attorney discipline other than disbarment after eight years. The state supreme court rejected the expungement proposal Oct. 22, along with another proposal to lower fines on disbarred lawyers and to drop them for lawyers who are suspended or who resign while ethics charges are pending."
"The proposal on fines would have lowered the amount from $5,000 to $1,000 for disbarred lawyers and would have dropped fines of $2,500 for suspended lawyers and $1,000 for lawyers who resign while ethics charges are pending."
"The California Supreme Court approved a third proposal, however, that allows law practice in California by military service members and their spouses if they are licensed elsewhere and in good standing. "The court added safeguards," the press release said, "by prohibiting licensure under this rule for applicants with prior disciplinary records or pending investigations in other states and requiring background checks to verify eligibility.""
The California Supreme Court rejected a State Bar proposal to automatically expunge disciplinary records short of disbarment after an eight-year period. The court also declined a proposal to lower fines for disbarred lawyers from $5,000 to $1,000 and to eliminate fines for suspended lawyers or those who resign while ethics charges are pending. A separate proposal was approved permitting military service members and their spouses to practice law in California if licensed elsewhere and in good standing. The approved rule includes safeguards barring applicants with prior discipline or pending investigations in other states and requires background checks to confirm eligibility.
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