(a) The statewide bar counsel shall forward to the clerk for Hartford county for certification a roll of the attorneys of the state and the said clerk shall keep said roll. The clerk for any other county in which an attorney is admitted shall forthwith certify such action, with the date and the residence of the attorney, to the clerk for Hartford county, the statewide bar counsel and the administrative director of the bar examining committee.
Section 2-23.Roll of Attorneys
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule sets up the roll of Connecticut attorneys kept by the Hartford county clerk, requires other clerks to report admissions and discipline to that roll, and requires notice of suspensions, disbarments, and similar actions to state and federal courts.
Full Text of Section 2-23
(b) The clerk for any county in which an attorney is suspended, disbarred, resigned, placed in an inactive status, reinstated, or otherwise formally and publicly disciplined by the court shall forthwith certify such action with the date, the residence of the attorney and a certified copy of the court order to the statewide bar counsel and to the clerk for Hartford county, and shall notify them of the death of any attorney in his or her county of which such clerk knows.
(c) The clerk for Hartford county shall forthwith notify the clerks of the Superior Court and the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, at New Haven, of all suspensions, disbarments, resignations, placements in inactive status, retirements, revocations of retirements, or reinstatements.
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 26.)
Plain-English Summary
This section establishes the official roll of Connecticut attorneys. The statewide bar counsel forwards it to the clerk for Hartford county for certification, and that clerk keeps the roll. When an attorney is admitted in any other county, that county’s clerk must promptly certify the admission — with the date and the attorney’s residence — to the Hartford county clerk, the statewide bar counsel, and the administrative director of the bar examining committee.
When an attorney in any county is suspended, disbarred, resigns, is placed on inactive status, is reinstated, or is otherwise formally and publicly disciplined, that county’s clerk must promptly certify the action — with the date, the attorney’s residence, and a certified copy of the court order — to the statewide bar counsel and the Hartford county clerk, and must also notify them if an attorney in that county dies.
The Hartford county clerk then promptly notifies the clerks of the Superior Court and the clerk of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, at New Haven, of all suspensions, disbarments, resignations, placements in inactive status, retirements, revocations of retirements, or reinstatements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the roll of attorneys?
It’s the official record of Connecticut attorneys, forwarded by the statewide bar counsel to the Hartford county clerk for certification and kept by that clerk.
What happens when an attorney is admitted outside Hartford county?
The clerk for that county must promptly certify the admission, with the date and the attorney’s residence, to the Hartford county clerk, the statewide bar counsel, and the administrative director of the bar examining committee.
How is attorney discipline recorded on the roll?
The clerk for the county where an attorney is suspended, disbarred, resigns, placed on inactive status, reinstated, or otherwise formally and publicly disciplined must promptly certify the action, with a certified copy of the court order, to the statewide bar counsel and the Hartford county clerk.
Who gets notified about attorney suspensions and disbarments?
The Hartford county clerk promptly notifies the clerks of the Superior Court and the clerk of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in New Haven.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 2-23). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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