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Highlights and key statistics from the 2022–2023 court year.

Court rejects proposed changes to moral character application process and for State Bar training programs; approves amendments to rule governing suspending attorney licenses for failure to pay child or family support.

State Bar of California must share revised proposal for public comment, resubmit proposed amended code by Oct. 30

The Supreme Court of California on Thursday announced four appointments to the State Bar Board of Trustees and five appointments to the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners.

The California Supreme Court has approved a new rule of professional conduct that will go into effect Aug. 1.

The California Supreme Court directed the State Bar Court of California to abolish its informal practice of not requiring attorneys who have been ordered suspended for 90 days or less to inform their clients, the courts, and adverse parties of the suspension.

The State Bar must submit updates to Chief Justice Guerrero for approval no later than August 1.

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero delivered her first State of the Judiciary Address to the California Legislature on March 27, 2023.

Court directs the State Bar to fast-track new, more robust procedures to help identify potential conflicts of interest among candidates for key State Bar offices.

The Supreme Court of California has appointed two attorney members to the State Bar of California’s Board of Trustees.

Justice Kelli Evans also sworn in as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court

Court also directs State Bar to reopen part of the program to new applicants, with a Dec. 31, 2023 deadline.