692 Amendment of Pennsylvania rules of disciplinary enforcement 205; no. 74; disciplinary rules; doc. no. 1

Title 204--JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

[ 204 PA. CODE CH. 83 ]

Amendment of Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement 205; No. 74; Disciplinary Rules; Doc. No. 1

[39 Pa.B. 1980]
[Saturday, April 18, 2009]

Order

Per Curiam:

   And Now, this 3rd day of April, 2009, Rule 205 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement is amended as follows.

   This Order shall be processed in accordance with Rule 103(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration. The amendments adopted hereby shall take effect immediately.

PATRICIA NICOLA,   
Chief Clerk
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Annex A

TITLE 204. JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

Subpart B. DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 83. PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT

Subchapter B. MISCONDUCT

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 [fourteen (14)] twelve 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 years, and no member shall serve for more than two consecutive three-year terms. [The terms of one-third of the members of the Board, as nearly as may be, shall expire on April 1 of each year.] 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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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-692. Filed for public inspection April 17, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]