(a) Notice of the final action transferring an attorney to inactive status or reprimanding, suspending, or disbarring an attorney from practice in this state shall be published once in the Connecticut Law Journal by the authority accepting or approving such action. Notice of a reprimand by the Statewide Grievance Committee or by a reviewing committee shall not be published until the expiration of any stay pursuant to Sections 2-35 (e) and 2-38.
Section 2-54.Publication of Notice of Reprimand, Suspension, Disbarment, Resignation, Placement on Inactive Status or Reinstatement
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule requires public notice, published once in the Connecticut Law Journal, whenever an attorney is reprimanded, suspended, disbarred, placed on inactive status, resigns, or is reinstated.
Full Text of Section 2-54
(b) Notice of the resignation or reinstatement after suspension, disbarment, resignation or placement on inactive status of an attorney shall be published once in the Connecticut Law Journal by the authority accepting or approving such action.
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 36A.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000.)
Plain-English Summary
Section 2-54 makes attorney discipline a matter of public record through official publication. Subsection (a) requires the authority that accepts or approves final action — transferring an attorney to inactive status, or reprimanding, suspending, or disbarring one — to publish notice once in the Connecticut Law Journal. A reprimand from the Statewide Grievance Committee or a reviewing committee can't be published until any stay under Sections 2-35 (e) and 2-38 has expired. Subsection (b) extends the same one-time publication requirement to notice of an attorney's resignation or reinstatement following suspension, disbarment, resignation, or inactive status.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Connecticut publish notice of attorney discipline?
In the Connecticut Law Journal, published once by the authority that accepted or approved the final action.
Is a reprimand published immediately?
Not if it’s stayed. A reprimand by the Statewide Grievance Committee or a reviewing committee isn’t published until any stay under Sections 2-35 (e) and 2-38 has expired.
Is attorney reinstatement publicly announced?
Yes. Notice of reinstatement after suspension, disbarment, resignation, or inactive status is published once in the Connecticut Law Journal.
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official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 2-54). 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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