Investigative files relating to lawyer discipline are protected by court rule, and the court’s interest in confidentiality outweighs the common-law right of public access, a New Jersey judge has ruled.
“In essence, the rule-making authority of the court preempts a common law balancing test,” Mercer County Assignment Judge Linda Feinberg held on Sept. 28 in Paff v. Director, Office of Attorney Ethics, MER-L-968-07.
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