Rule 2-36. Action by Statewide Grievance Committee on Request for Review

Within sixty days of the expiration of the thirty day period for the filing of a request for review under Section 2-35 (k), or, with regard to grievance complaints filed on or after January 1, 2004, within sixty days of the expiration of the fourteen day period for the filing of a response by disciplinary counsel to a request for review under that section, the Statewide Grievance Committee shall issue a written decision affirming the decision of the reviewing committee, dismissing the complaint, imposing sanctions and conditions as authorized by Section 2-37, directing the disciplinary counsel to file a presentment against the respondent in the Superior Court or referring the complaint to the same or a different reviewing committee for further investigation and a decision. Before issuing its decision, the Statewide Grievance Committee may, in its discretion, request oral argument. The Statewide Grievance Committee shall forward a copy of its decision to the complainant, the disciplinary counsel, the respondent, the reviewing committee and the grievance panel which investigated the complaint. The decision shall be a matter of public record. A decision of the Statewide Grievance Committee shall be issued only if the respondent has timely filed a request for review under Section 2-35 (k). A respondent may not appeal to the Superior Court a decision of the Statewide Grievance Committee affirming the reviewing committee's decision directing the disciplinary counsel to file a presentment against the respondent.

Committee Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 27M.) (Amended June 24, 2002, to take effect July 1, 2003; May 14, 2003, effective date changed to Oct. 1, 2003; Sept. 30, 2003, effective date changed to Jan. 1, 2004; amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007; amended June 11, 2021, to take effect Jan. 1, 2022.)