Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.1 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Definitions
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
As used in this division, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “State Bar” means the State Bar of California as established under Article VI, Section 9 of the California Constitution and Business and Professions Code section 6001.
(2) “Licensee” means a person licensed by the State Bar to practice law in this state.
(3) “Board of Trustees” means the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California established under Business and Professions Code section 6010.
(4) “Committee of Bar Examiners” means the committee established by the Board of Trustees of the State Bar under Business and Professions Code section 6046.
(5) “State Bar Court” means the Hearing Department or the Review Department established under Business and Professions Code sections 6079.1 and 6086.65.
(6) “Hearing Department” means the Hearing Department of the State Bar Court established under Business and Professions Code section 6079.1.
(7) “Review Department” means the Review Department of the State Bar Court established under Business and Professions Code section 6086.65.
(8) “General Counsel” means the general counsel of the State Bar of California appointed under Business and Professions Code section 6012.
(9) “Chief Trial Counsel” means the chief trial counsel of the State Bar of California appointed under Business and Professions Code section 6079.5.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 9.1 amended effective October 1, 2025; adopted as rule 950 effective December 1, 1990; previously amended and renumbered as rule 9.5 effective January 1, 2007; previously renumbered as 9.1 effective January 1, 2018; previously amended effective January 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/nine/rule9_1
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- The Judicial Council's PDF of Title 9 (last modified June 1, 2026) prints this rule differently: this page prints “State Bar” means the State Bar of California as established under Article VI, Section 9 of the California Constitution and Business and Professions Code section”, which the PDF does not; where this page prints “3) “Board of Trustees” means the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of Cal
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Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6001Printed as Business and Professions Code section 6001
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6010Printed as Business and Professions Code section 6010
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6012Printed as Business and Professions Code section 6012
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6046Printed as Business and Professions Code section 6046
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6079.1Printed as Business and Professions Code section 6079.1 | Business and Professions Code sections 6079.1 and 6086.65
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6079.5Printed as Business and Professions Code section 6079.5
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6086.65Printed as Business and Professions Code section 6086.65 | Business and Professions Code sections 6079.1 and 6086.65
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