Opinion
DISCIPLINARY RULES DOCKET NO. 192
12-18-2019
IN RE: AMENDMENT OF RULE 205 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT
ORDER
AND NOW, this 18th day of December, 2019, upon the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; the proposal having been submitted without publication in the interests of justice and efficient administration pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(a)(3):
IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 205 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement is amended in the attached form.
This ORDER shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective in 30 days. Material to be added is bolded and underlined.
Material to be deleted is bolded and in brackets.
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. ***