Miss. R. Law. & Jud. Ass't Prog. 4

As amended through March 21, 2024
Rule 4 - Confidentiality

Except as noted in these Rules, reports; allegations and information furnished; results of referrals, conferences, evaluation and treatment reports, and monitoring reports; and information learned through assistance provided by the LJAP Committee, its action groups, or its volunteer attorneys, shall be privileged communication and held in the strictest confidence between the attorney, judge, or law student involved, and the LJAP Committee. However, the status of compliance of an attorney, judge, or law student who has been referred to the LJAP Committee by the Court, a designated attorney disciplinary agent, a judicial disciplinary agency, or the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions with the terms and conditions imposed upon the attorney, judge, or law student by the LJAP Committee shall not be privileged communication for the purpose of the LJAP Committee reporting such information to the Court, the referring disciplinary agency, or the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions. For good cause shown, where the allegations of impairment are made by the family of the attorney, judge, or law student, the LJAP Committee may, in its discretion, release such information to immediate family members as in its judgment will be in the best interest of the attorney, judge, or law student involved.

Miss. R. Law. & Jud. Ass't Prog. 4

Adopted effective 1/8/2015.