Rule 49.1 - Office of Professional Regulation of the Supreme Court of IowaThere is hereby created the Office of Professional Regulation of the Supreme Court of Iowa. The office of professional regulation consists of the following persons:
(1) An executive director, appointed by the supreme court. The executive director is responsible to the supreme court for the administration and program functions of the continuing legal education commission, the client security commission, the lawyer trust account commission, the grievance commission, the attorney disciplinary board, the unauthorized practice of law commission, the board of examiners of shorthand reporters, and the board of law examiners. The executive director also is responsible for administration of the court interpreter examination program.(2) A director of attorney discipline, appointed by the executive director with the approval of the supreme court. The director of attorney discipline is responsible to the executive director of the office of professional regulation for the administration of the attorney disciplinary board.(3) Such other directors, appointed by the executive director of the office of professional regulation with the approval of the supreme court, to be responsible to the director of the office of professional regulation for administration of boards and commissions as the executive may designate.(4) Such other staff members as the supreme court may from time to time direct, appointed by the executive director with the approval of the court.Court Order December 5, 2007; November 20, 2015, effective 1/1/2016; order July 24, 2019, effective 8/1/2019; court order September 14, 2021, effective 10/1/2021.