Opinion
236
07-25-2023
IN RE: AMENDMENT OF RULE 102 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT
PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT
Rule 102. Definitions.
(a) General Rule. -- Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of these rules which are applicable to specific provisions of these rules, the following words and phrases when used in these rules shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this rule:
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"Experienced hearing committee member." An attorney who at the time is a member of the panel of hearing committee members in a disciplinary district and who has served on at least one hearing committee that has conducted a hearing into formal charges of misconduct by a respondent-attorney or a hearing on a petition for reinstatement from discipline by a petitioner-attorney.
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"Senior hearing committee member." An attorney who at the time is a member of the panel of hearing committee members in a disciplinary district and who has served either (i) as a member of the Board, or (ii) on at least two hearing committees that have conducted hearings into formal charges of misconduct by respondent-attorneys or hearings on petitions for reinstatement from discipline by petitioner-attorneys.