In Re: Amendment of Rule 205 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

In Re: Amendment of Rule 205 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement

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PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT

Rule 205. The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

(a) The Supreme Court shall appoint a board to be known as "The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania" which shall be composed of [eleven] ten members of the Bar of this Commonwealth and two non-lawyer electors. One of the members shall be designated by the Court as Chair and another as Vice-Chair.

(b) The regular terms of members of the Board shall be for [three] six years, unless otherwise specified by order of the Court, and no member shall serve for more than [two consecutive three-year] one term[s]. Except when acting under Paragraph (c)(5), (7), (8) and (9) of this rule, the Board shall act only with the concurrence of not less than the lesser of: (i) seven members, or (ii) a majority of the members in office who are not disqualified from participating in the matter or proceeding. Seven members shall constitute a quorum. The presence of members who are disqualified from participating in one or more matters to be considered at a meeting shall nonetheless be counted for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum for the consideration of all matters on the agenda.

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