(a) The chief court administrator shall appoint, as set forth below, attorneys to serve either on a part-time or full-time basis as grievance counsel for grievance panels, and shall appoint one or more investigators either on a full-time or parttime basis. The investigators so appointed shall serve the Statewide Grievance Committee, the reviewing committees and the grievance panels and shall be under the supervision of the statewide bar counsel. Compensation for these positions shall be paid by the Judicial Branch.
Section 2-30.Grievance Counsel for Panels and Investigators
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceDirects the chief court administrator to appoint grievance counsel to serve the grievance panels and investigators to support the statewide grievance system, all paid by the Judicial Branch.
Full Text of Section 2-30
(b) The chief court administrator shall determine the number of grievance counsel to serve one or more grievance panels.
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 27D; amended June 12, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: In the first sentence of subsection (a), ‘‘judges of the Superior Court’’ was deleted and replaced with ‘‘chief court administrator.’’ Additionally, what had been the third, fourth, and sixth sentences of subsection (a) were deleted. Furthermore, what had been subsection (b) was deleted and what had been subsection (c) was redesignated as subsection (b). In what had been subsection (c), ‘‘executive committee of the Superior Court’’ was deleted and replaced with ‘‘chief court administrator.’’
Rules Committee Commentary
Plain-English Summary
The chief court administrator appoints attorneys to serve as grievance counsel for the grievance panels, either part time or full time, and also appoints one or more investigators. Those investigators work for the Statewide Grievance Committee, the reviewing committees, and the grievance panels, under the supervision of the statewide bar counsel. The Judicial Branch pays for these positions.
The chief court administrator also decides how many grievance counsel are assigned to serve one or more grievance panels.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who appoints grievance counsel and investigators in Connecticut?
The chief court administrator appoints both the grievance counsel who serve the panels and the investigators who support the Statewide Grievance Committee, reviewing committees, and panels.
Who supervises the investigators who work on grievance matters?
The statewide bar counsel supervises them, though the investigators serve the Statewide Grievance Committee, reviewing committees, and grievance panels.
Who pays for grievance counsel and investigators?
The Judicial Branch pays the compensation for these positions.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 2-30). 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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COMMENTARY—2026: Number 24-108 of the 2024 Public Acts, An Act Concerning Court Operations and Administrative Proceedings, among other things, consolidated under the Chief Court Administrator the responsibility for many personnel and administrative matters that historically were acted on by the Executive Committee and/or the judges of the Superior Court but which now are consistent with the current duties and responsibilities of and properly undertaken by the Chief Court Administrator. The changes to this section conform to the provisions of that public act.