1.Qualifications. A bar examiner should be a person with scholarly attainments and an affirmative interest in legal education and requirements for admission to the bar. A bar examiner should be willing and able to devote whatever time is necessary to perform the duties of the office. A bar examiner should be conscientious, studious, thorough and diligent in learning the methods, problems and progress of legal education, in preparing bar examinations, and in seeking to improve the examination, its administration and requirements for admission to the bar. A bar examiner should be just and impartial in recommending the admission or denial of applications. A bar examiner should exhibit conviction, judgment and moral stamina in refusing to recommend applicants who lack adequate general and professional preparation or who lack moral character and fitness.2.Composition. In accordance with S.C.R 49(21. the board of bar examiners is comprised of fourteen members and the immediate past chair as an ex officio member. A majority of the members are appointed by the supreme court (court), and a minority of the members by the board of governors. The chair is appointed by the court. In addition to the members of the board, board members may hire as many qualified graders as the chair deems necessary to assist the board in the writing and grading of the essay examination. Said graders are to be paid in accordance with a schedule set by the chair and approved by the board of governors.
The board also maintains two subcommittees-the Committee on Moral Character and Fitness and the Functional Equivalency Committee.
A.The Committee on Moral Character and Fitness (C & F Committee). The C & F Committee was originally created by court order dated September 29, 1993, as a subcommittee of the board, and was formally codified in S.C.R 49(3) in November 1996. The C & F Committee is composed of thirteen members who are active members of the State Bar of Nevada as well as up to four lay members who are professionals with expertise in fields that are germane to the determination of the character and fitness issues presented to the C & F Committee. Seven attorney members are appointed by the court, and six attorney members by the board of governors. The lay members are appointed by the board of governors. The chair is selected by the court from the attorney members.B.The Committee on Functional Equivalency (Equivalency Committee). Also by court order filed September 29, 1993, the court created the Equivalency Committee, a second subcommittee of the board, also formally codified in S.C.R 49(3) in November 1996. The committee is composed of seven members who are active members of the State Bar of Nevada. Four of the members are appointed by the court, and three members are appointed by the board of governors. The chair is selected by the court from the appointed members. [As amended; effective August 24, 2015.]
3.Tenure. Members of the board and its subcommittees are appointed for a fixed term of three years. The immediate past chair of the board of bar examiners serves as an ex officio member of the board for one year following expiration of his or her tenure as chair. There is no limit on the number of terms an attorney may serve on the board of bar examiners or one of its subcommittees. Graders hired by the board are to be appointed for a period of time not to exceed the term of the board member to whom the grader is assigned. Members are appointed for staggered terms to ensure continuity of policy, but with sufficient rotation in the personnel of the board and its subcommittees to bring new views and to ensure continuing interest in their work4.Responsibilities and Powers of the Board The board has all those powers and duties delegated in the Supreme Court Rules to the board of bar examiners relating to the application, screening and testing procedures for all persons seeking admission to the bar. A.The C & F Committee. The C & F Committee has those powers and duties delegated in the Supreme Court Rules to the board of bar examiners relating to the conduct of investigations and hearings, and the submission of reports and recommendations to the court respecting those applicants seeking admission to the bar.B.The Equivalency Committee. The Equivalency Committee has all those powers and duties delegated under the Supreme Court Rules to the board of bar examiners relating to the conduct of investigations and hearings, and the submission of reports and recommendations to the board of bar examiners and the court respecting those prospective applicants seeking certification pursuant to S.C.R 51.5.5.Conflicts of Interest. A member of the board or one of its subcommittees should not have adverse interests, conflicting duties or inconsistent obligations that will in any way interfere or appear to interfere with the proper administration of the examiner's functions. A member should not participate directly or indirectly in courses for the preparation of applicants for bar admission. The conduct of a member should be such that there may be no question that the member's judgment may be swayed by improper considerations. Members of the board are precluded from simultaneously serving on the board and on the board of governors.As amended effective 5/28/2004.