California Business and Professions Code

§ 6079.5

BPC § 6079.5 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)The board shall appoint a lawyer admitted to practice in California to serve as chief trial counsel. He or she shall be appointed for a term of four years and may be reappointed for additional four-year periods. He or she shall serve at the pleasure of the board. He or she shall not engage in private practice. The State Bar shall notify the Senate Committee on Rules and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Judiciary within seven days of the dismissal or hiring of a chief trial counsel. The appointment of the chief trial counsel is subject to confirmation by the Senate, and the time limits prescribed in Section 1774 of the Government Code for Senate confirmation and for service in office are applicable to the appointment. He or she shall report to and serve under the Regulation, Admissions, and Discipline Oversight Committee of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar or its successor committee on attorney discipline, and shall not serve under the direction of the chief executive officer.

(b)The chief trial counsel shall have the following qualifications:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 417, Sec. 39. (SB 163) Effective January 1, 2012.