Rule 19 - Confidentiality of State Bar RecordsSection 1. Except as provided below, in Rule 15, or as otherwise provided by law, records maintained by the state bar are open to the public pursuant to the State Bar of Michigan Access to Information Policy.Section 2. Records and information obtained in the course of reviewing and evaluating candidates for judicial vacancies may not be used for any other purpose or otherwise disclosed without the consent of the applicant and the Governor's Office, or by Order of the Supreme Court. Records and information include, but are not limited to, applicants' name, application, background, qualifications, and interview; communications concerning applicants; and information about the judicial qualification review process.Section 3. Records and information of the Client Protection Fund, Ethics Program, Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program, Practice Management Resource Center Program, and Unauthorized Practice of Law Program that contain identifying information about a person who uses, is a participant in, is subject to, or who inquires about participation in, any of these programs, are confidential and are not subject to disclosure, discovery, or production, except as provided in section (4) and (5).Section 4. Records and information made confidential under section (1) or (3) shall be disclosed: (a) pursuant to a court order;(b) to a law enforcement agency in response to a lawfully issued subpoena or search warrant, or;(c) to the attorney grievance commission or attorney discipline board in connection with an investigation or hearing conducted by the commission or board, or sanction imposed by the board.Section 5. Records and information made confidential under section (1) or (3) may be disclosed:(a) upon request of the state bar and approval by the Michigan Supreme Court where the public interest in disclosure outweighs the public interest in nondisclosure in the particular instance, or(b) at the discretion of the state bar, upon written permission of all persons who would be identified by the requested information.