Rule Text
The chair of the grievance commission and the chair of the disciplinary board must, on or before March 1 of each year, submit to the supreme court a consolidated report of the number of complaints received and processed during the prior calendar year, a synopsis of each complaint, and the disposition of the complaint. The name of the attorney charged and the name of the complainant must be omitted.
Amendment history: Court Order January 26, 2016, effective April 1, 2016; July 24, 2019, effective August 1, 2019; December 12, 2023, effective January 1, 2024
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
Every year, the leaders of Iowa's attorney grievance commission and disciplinary board have to send a report to the Iowa Supreme Court. This report is due by March 1 and covers all the complaints filed against attorneys during the previous year.
The report has to include how many complaints came in, a short summary of what each complaint was about, and what happened with each one. This gives the court a clear picture of how attorney misconduct cases are being handled across the state.
The report keeps things private though. It cannot include the name of the attorney who was accused or the name of the person who filed the complaint. This protects people's privacy while still letting the court track how the disciplinary system is working overall.