Opinion ID: 1726998
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Heading Rank: 17

Heading: Hearing Committees

Text: 6.1 The Supreme Court shall appoint one hearing committee within each Disciplinary District. Each committee shall consist of five members of the bar of this state who maintain an office for the practice of law within that District. Members of each hearing committee may be recommended by the President or Board of Directors of the local bar association or associations in the District. 6.2 When a hearing committee is first selected by the Court, three of its members shall be appointed for a term of one year, one member for a term of two years and one member for a term of three years. Thereafter all regular terms shall be three years and no member shall serve for more than two consecutive three-year terms. A member whose term has expired may continue to serve until the conclusion of any formal hearing commenced before him prior to the expiration of his term. A member who has served two consecutive three-year terms may be reappointed after the expiration of one year. The committee shall act only with the concurrence of a majority of its members. Three members shall constitute a quorum. All formal hearings shall be conducted by three member panels, to be designated by the Board, and each panel so designed shall elect its own Chairman. 6.3 Hearing committees shall have the power and duty: (a) Through the manner assigned by the Board, to review and approve or modify recommendations by Disciplinary Counsel for dismissals, informal admonitions and institution of formal charges. (b) To conduct formal hearings into charges of misconduct upon assignment by the Chairman of the Board. [2a] (c) To submit their findings and recommendations, together with the record of the hearing, to the Board.