Changelog
Recent updates and improvements to Court Rules Network.
v2.10.0
August 30, 2026
- Added the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct (56 rules), the fourth Texas rule set on the site
- These govern what every lawyer licensed in Texas owes a client and a court: confidentiality of information, conflicts of interest, fees, the duties of a lawyer as advocate and as counselor, the responsibilities of firms and supervising lawyers, advertising and solicitation, and the reporting of professional misconduct
- Texas numbers these rules on its own scheme, not the ABA Model Rules’. Candor toward the tribunal is Rule 3.03, not Rule 3.3, and fees are Rule 1.04, not Rule 1.5 — so a Model Rule citation does not resolve here
- Each rule carries the Supreme Court of Texas’s own Comment, on its own tab
v2.9.0
August 30, 2026
- Added the New York Family Court Act (700 sections) and the Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act (386 sections)
- These are the statutes themselves, and they are a different body of law from the uniform rules for the same two courts, which are also on the site. The Family Court Act is what establishes the Family Court and sets out what it hears: permanency hearings, child protective proceedings, juvenile delinquency, support, custody and visitation, and family offense proceedings
- The Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act governs probate and administration of estates, letters testamentary, accountings, claims against an estate, guardianship, adoption and proceedings concerning trusts
- With these, New York is complete — 24 rule sets, from the CPLR and the Criminal Procedure Law through the Uniform Rules of the Trial Courts, the Rules of Professional Conduct, attorney discipline, and appellate practice in both the Appellate Division and the Court of Appeals
v2.8.0
August 30, 2026
- Added New York’s appellate practice rules — the Court of Appeals Rules of Practice (22 NYCRR Part 500, 27 sections) and the Appellate Division Practice Rules (Part 1250, 17 sections)
- An appeal in New York is governed by whichever of these applies plus the CPLR, and neither was on the site. Part 1250 covers the methods of perfecting a cause, the form and content of briefs, and dismissal — appeals die of non-perfection, and this is where the deadlines live
- Part 500 covers practice in New York’s highest court: the preliminary appeal statement, examination of subject matter jurisdiction, the content and form of briefs, criminal leave applications and amicus relief
- Part 500 is current to its December 10, 2025 revision, and Part 1250 carries the 2019 amendment adding expedited review of a CPL 245.70 protective order
- Each Appellate Division Department also publishes its own local rules. Those are not included here
v2.7.0
August 30, 2026
- Added the New York Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters — all 24 sections of 22 NYCRR Part 1240
- This is the companion to the Rules of Professional Conduct: Part 1200 sets out a lawyer’s duties, Part 1240 sets out what happens when one is breached — how a grievance committee investigates, when discipline stays private, and how a formal proceeding runs in the Appellate Division
- Like Part 1200, the court publishes Part 1240 once and then amends it by joint order. The text here is the consolidated rules brought forward through both later orders, so § 1240.16 carries the current seven-year reinstatement rule, which now runs from the effective date of a disbarment based on a felony conviction and from the entry of the order in a misconduct disbarment
- § 1240.8 includes the restitution requirements added to discipline by consent, and the procedure for discipline on default
- § 1240.18 carries the 2021 addition letting a federal court’s own disciplinary authority request expedited disclosure of confidential New York records
v2.6.0
August 30, 2026
- Added the New York Rules of Professional Conduct — all 60 rules of 22 NYCRR Part 1200, each now its own page
- New York publishes these rules once and then amends them by separate joint orders of the four Appellate Division departments, so the consolidated file on the court’s own site still reads as it did in 2017. The text here is that file brought forward through every order, current to July 1, 2026
- Twenty-two rules have changed since the consolidated text was issued. Among them: Rule 1.16, rewritten as Declining, Modifying, or Terminating an Engagement with a new duty to inquire into an engagement at the outset and throughout; Rule 1.7, which now turns on a concurrent conflict of interest rather than New York’s older “differing interests” test; and Rule 1.10 on imputation, replaced in full
- Rule 7.1 and Rule 7.3 were deleted and replaced outright, and Rule 7.4 reserved — New York’s long advertising rule is now a four-paragraph rule on communications concerning a lawyer’s services
- Rule 8.4(g) carries the current misconduct provision on discrimination and harassment, including the protected categories added effective June 1, 2026
- The rules are published as the courts adopt them. The Comments are the New York State Bar Association’s own work and are not reproduced here
v2.5.0
August 30, 2026
- Added the Uniform Rules of the New York Trial Courts — 504 sections across 15 parts. Until now New York on this site meant the CPLR and the Criminal Procedure Law, and no New York litigator works from those alone: the day-to-day practice rules live here
- Part 202 covers the Supreme and County Courts — the individual assignment system, mandatory NYSCEF e-filing, the word limits on motion papers, disclosure, calendars and trial
- Section 202.70 is the Rules of the Commercial Division, including the monetary threshold for each county — $500,000 in New York County, and different figures elsewhere
- Also added the rules for the Family Court, the Surrogate’s Court, the courts exercising criminal jurisdiction, the Court of Claims, the New York City Civil Court, and the city, district and justice courts
- Plus the shorter uniform rules that are easy to lose track of: the conduct of depositions, sealing court records, jury selection and deliberation, court interpreter services, and the capital-case rules
- Two sections of the Surrogate’s Court rules are published under the wrong numbers at the source. They appear here as 207.58 and 207.59, the numbers the rules themselves use
v2.4.0
August 30, 2026
- Added the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct — 55 rules, each now its own page. They are published as Rule 8 of the Supreme Court Rules, on a single document, so RPC 3.3 on candor toward the tribunal and RPC 1.6 on confidentiality can now be read and cited on their own
- Each rule carries its official Comment and its definitional cross-references, and the chapter groupings from the client-lawyer relationship through maintaining the integrity of the profession
- The Preamble and Scope are included
v2.3.0
August 30, 2026
- The professional conduct rules open with material that is part of the rules but carries no rule number, and it was missing. Added Ohio’s Preamble and Scope
- Added Washington’s Fundamental Principles of Professional Conduct, its Preamble and Scope, and the guidelines for applying Rule 3.6
- Added the front matter of Washington’s Code of Judicial Conduct — its Preamble, Scope, Application and Terminology
v2.2.0
August 30, 2026
- Added the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct — Rule 407 of the Appellate Court Rules, from confidentiality of information through candor toward the tribunal and misconduct, each with its official commentary
- Added seven more rulebooks that live inside the Appellate Court Rules: lawyer disciplinary enforcement, resolution of fee disputes, financial recordkeeping, the Code of Judicial Conduct, judicial disciplinary enforcement, the Code of Conduct for Staff Attorneys and Law Clerks, and the Code of Conduct for Court Interpreters
- That is 181 rules, and it completes South Carolina at 557
- A citation to “Rule 413, SCACR” now links to that rulebook rather than to a page that never existed
v2.1.0
August 30, 2026
- Added Georgia’s attorney-regulation rules — 121 rules from Part IV of the State Bar Rules: the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules of Disciplinary Proceedings
- Georgia states the stakes on the face of each rule: every conduct rule ends with the maximum penalty for its violation, from a public reprimand to disbarment — see Rule 3.3 on candor toward the tribunal
- The safekeeping-property rules are three separate rules in Georgia, not one — general, trust accounts and IOLTA, and record keeping
- The disciplinary rules run from grievance and investigation through the State Disciplinary Board’s hearing procedures to reinstatement and the Formal Advisory Opinion Board
v2.0.0
August 30, 2026
- Added the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct — 61 rules governing the ethical duties of Michigan lawyers, published separately from the Michigan Court Rules
- Each rule carries its official commentary, from confidentiality of information through candor toward the tribunal
- Includes Michigan’s own additions to the national text, among them Rule 1.15A on trust accounts and Rule 6.6 on court-annexed limited legal services
v1.99.0
August 30, 2026
- Added Title 19 of the Maryland Rules — 162 rules governing the legal profession: admission to the Bar, the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct, attorney trust accounts, and attorney discipline
- The conduct rules embed the Model Rule number after “19-3”, so candor toward the tribunal — Model Rule 3.3 — is Maryland Rule 19-303.3, and misconduct is Rule 19-308.4
- Maryland’s own confidentiality provisions are at Rule 19-301.6
- This is the seventh of the Maryland Rules’ twenty-one Titles to be published here
v1.98.0
August 30, 2026
- Added Pennsylvania’s attorney-regulation rules — 152 rules across three sets from 204 Pa. Code: the Rules of Professional Conduct, the Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement, and the Bar Admission Rules
- The conduct rules include Pennsylvania’s own additions to the national text, among them Rule 5.8 and its confidentiality provisions at Rule 1.6
- The enforcement rules run from misconduct and disability proceedings through to the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security
- The admission rules cover the bar examination, admission without examination, Pennsylvania’s several limited admissions, and foreign legal consultants
v1.97.0
August 30, 2026
- Added Washington’s attorney-regulation rules — 255 rules across four sets: the Rules of Professional Conduct, the Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct, the Admission and Practice Rules, and the Code of Judicial Conduct
- The RPC includes Washington’s own departures from the national text — its split Rule 1.6 confidentiality provisions, the paired 1.0A/1.0B and 1.15A/1.15B rules, and the anti-discrimination duties in Rule 8.4
- The enforcement rules cover Washington’s lawyer discipline system end to end, from grievance and investigation through hearing, the Disciplinary Board, sanctions and reinstatement
- The admission rules cover examination and reciprocity, character and fitness, pro hac vice, and Washington’s limited licenses
v1.96.0
August 29, 2026
- Added Colorado’s attorney-regulation rules — 265 rules across three sets that complete chapters 18 to 20 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure: admission to the practice of law, the unauthorized practice of law, and lawyer discipline and disability proceedings
- The discipline rules cover the Presiding Disciplinary Judge’s procedure end to end, together with protective appointment of counsel, continuing legal and judicial education, the Attorneys’ Fund for Client Protection, and lawyer assistance programs
- Recovered a missing rule. C.R.C.P. 12 — defenses and objections, the rule governing motions to dismiss — was absent from the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure and is now restored
- A citation to “C.R.C.P. 242” now links to the lawyer-discipline rules rather than to civil procedure, so references across Colorado’s shared rule numbering resolve correctly
v1.95.0
August 29, 2026
- Added the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct — fifty-nine rules governing the ethical duties of lawyers practising in Ohio, from the duty of competence and confidentiality of information through candor toward the tribunal and misconduct
- Ohio’s own commentary on each rule is shown on its own tab — the official Comment, together with the court’s comparisons to the superseded Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility and to the ABA Model Rules, which record exactly where Ohio departs from the national text
- Includes Rule 8.6 on protected speech and conduct, adopted effective January 1, 2026
- A rule that cites another rule in the set now links straight to it
v1.94.0
August 29, 2026
- Added Oklahoma’s court rules — 1,103 rules across twenty-eight rule sets, published by the Oklahoma State Courts Network. They join Title 12 and Title 22, already here, to make Oklahoma complete at 3,729 provisions
- The courts’ own rules are here in full: the Rules of the Supreme Court, the Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals with their forms, the Rules for District Courts, and the rules for workers’ compensation, tax review and electronic filing
- So are the rules governing the profession — the Rules of Professional Conduct, disciplinary proceedings, admission to the bar, the Bar Association’s rules and bylaws, legal internship and mandatory continuing legal education
- And the rules governing the judiciary: the Code of Judicial Conduct, the Court on the Judiciary, complaints on judicial misconduct, the Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel and judicial elections
- The Title Examination Standards are included in full — the real property bar’s consensus practice for examining title to land in Oklahoma
- A rule that cites a statute — “12 O.S. § 2004” — now links straight to that section, and a rule citing another rule in the same set links to it
- Official commentary is shown on its own tab, separate from the rule text, wherever the court publishes it
- Oklahoma’s county local rules are not included; these are the statewide rules
v1.93.0
August 28, 2026
- Added Oregon — 2,535 rules across nine rule sets, drawn from both of the state’s publishing authorities
- The Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure are promulgated by the Council on Court Procedures but published with the statutes, so they are taken from the Legislature, as the Council’s own site directs
- Oregon has no separate rules of criminal procedure: Title 14 of the Oregon Revised Statutes is the procedure code, all fourteen chapters of it, from arrest and search through post-conviction relief
- The Oregon Evidence Code is here in full. Most of its sections carry two numbers — ORS 40.160 is also Evidence Rule 401 — and both are shown, because Oregon lawyers cite both
- The courts’ own rules are here as well: the Uniform Trial Court Rules, the Rules of Appellate Procedure, both divisions of the Oregon Tax Court, the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability rules of procedure
- A rule that cites another — “ORS 136.040”, “ORAP 5.05”, “UTCR 21.040”, “ORCP 7” — now links to it, across rule sets as well as within them
- Oregon’s supplementary local court rules are not included; these are the statewide rules and statutes
v1.92.0
August 27, 2026
- Added Kansas — 1,638 rules across twenty-two rule sets, from both of the state’s procedural sources
- Kansas has no separate rules of civil or criminal procedure: the codes are statutes, so Chapter 60 and Chapter 22 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated are here in full, together with the Kansas Rules of Evidence. K.S.A. 60-201 puts it plainly — the article “may be cited as the rules of civil procedure”
- The Supreme Court of Kansas’s own rules are here as well, including appellate practice, the district court rules, the Rules of Professional Conduct, the Code of Judicial Conduct, admission of attorneys, attorney discipline, dispute resolution and Kansas eCourt
- Every statute section carries its amendment history, and the Revisor of Statutes’ own notes — source or prior law, revisor’s notes, and cross-references — appear alongside the text
- A section that cites another section of the same code — “as provided in K.S.A. 60-250” — now links to it
- Kansas’s local district court rules are not included; these are the statewide statutes and Supreme Court rules
v1.91.0
August 26, 2026
- Added Oklahoma — 2,626 sections across the two titles that carry the state’s procedure: Title 12, Civil Procedure and Title 22, Criminal Procedure
- Oklahoma has no separate rules of civil or criminal procedure — these titles are the procedure code, so a practitioner cites 12 O.S. § 2004 for process and § 3226 for discovery where another state would cite a numbered rule
- Both titles are covered end to end, including general rules of pleading, defenses and objections, summary judgment, appeals to the Supreme Court, preliminary examinations, and the Post-Conviction Procedure Act
- Every section carries its amendment history as the Legislature publishes it, back to the 1910 Revised Laws where that is where it starts, and sections are grouped under the chapter headings they belong to
- A section that cites another section of the same title — “as provided in Section 2004 of this title” — now links to it
- Oklahoma’s court rules are a separate body of material and are not included yet; these are the procedural statutes