The State Bar Court "exercises no judicial power, but rather makes recommendations to [the California Supreme Court], which then undertakes an independent determination of the law and the facts, exercises its inherent jurisdiction over attorney discipline, and enters the first and only disciplinary order."

"[N] ot every matter presented to the court for a ruling... is a cause that requires a written decision

As the Supreme Court explained in Rose: "An order summarily denying a petition for writ of mandate or prohibition generally reflects a discretionary refusal to exercise original jurisdiction over a matter that properly may be pursued in the lower courts.[Citation.] When the sole means of review is a petition in this court, however, our denial of the petition—with or without an …

Supreme Court of California conducts de novo review of facts and law when attorney petitions for review of State Bar Court recommendation of disbarment

—indicating that the California Supreme Court's summary denial of a petition for review of a State Bar Court disciplinary recommendation amounts to a judicial determination on the merits

—or this court's denial of an attorney's request for review of a State Bar Court recommendation of disbarment

The Supreme Court of California's decisions in disciplinary matters, including decisions not to review State Bar of California decisions, are final judgments.

A Court of Appeal decision as to which the Supreme Court grants review may not be cited as authority, and the Supreme Court's decision to grant review is itself of no precedential value

The State Bar may make only recommendations to this court, which undertakes an independent determination whether the attorney should be disciplined as recommended

"The State Bar is a constitutional entity, placed within the judicial article of the California Constitution, and thus expressly acknowledged as an integral part of the judicial function."