Texas Government Code 81.084 – Grievance Tracking System
(a) The chief disciplinary counsel shall create and maintain a grievance tracking system for grievances filed and disciplinary decisions issued under this subchapter.
(b) The grievance tracking system must:
(1) associate each rule violation or instance of ethical misconduct with the sanction imposed or final action taken for the violation or misconduct in a diversionary procedure adopted under state bar rules;
(2) address whether a sanction decision aligns with the sanction guidelines adopted under § 81.083;
(3) specify the district grievance committee or district judge that imposed the sanction to evaluate sanction patterns within the disciplinary districts and facilitate training for district grievance committee members; and
(4) include sufficient information to evaluate and track disciplinary trends over time.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 81.084
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The chief disciplinary counsel shall:
(1) periodically evaluate and report information gathered in the grievance tracking system to the commission and district grievance committee members; and
(2) post the information reported under Subdivision (1) on the state bar’s Internet website.