“Suspended, delinquent”
A status on the New York attorney register
- Registrations
- 20,229
- Share of living registrants
- 5.3%
- File of
- Sep 29, 2026
20,229 registrations (5.3% of living registrants) read “Suspended, delinquent” on the register file of Sep 29, 2026. It means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
What “Suspended, delinquent” means
The lawyer is suspended from practice: while the suspension lasts they may not practise law in New York, whatever the reason. The register also shows the registration as delinquent. It does not say why the Appellate Division suspended the lawyer, but a failure to register “shall result in referral for disciplinary action” (22 NYCRR 118.1(h)), and most of these records arrive straight from “Delinquent”: of the 1,220 that took this value since the Aug 6, 2026 file, 1,146 came from “Delinquent”.
Discipline on the New York register, and what it cannot show
How registrations moved in and out since the Aug 6, 2026 file
Into “Suspended, delinquent”
| From | Registrations |
|---|---|
| Delinquent | 1,146 |
| Suspended, due to re‑register | 74 |
Out of “Suspended, delinquent”
| To | Registrations |
|---|---|
| Suspended, currently registered | 85 |
| Deceased | 7 |
| Suspended, due to re‑register | 1 |
| Disbarred | 1 |
Source: the register files of Aug 6, 2026 and Sep 29, 2026, compared by registration number.
Which admission years hold this status
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026.
Where suspended, delinquent registrants have their office
| Office | Registrations |
|---|---|
| Office in another U.S. state | 6,176 |
| No address listed | 5,536 |
| New York office | 5,064 |
| Office outside the U.S. | 3,453 |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026.