SCR CHAPTER 30
BOARD
OF BAR EXAMINERS
SCR
30.01 Board of bar examiners.
(1) A board of bar examiners appointed by the supreme court
is created. The board shall consist of
11 members as follows: 5 shall be
members of the bar of this state, 3 shall be selected from the judiciary of
this state and the faculty of the law schools of this state, and 3 shall be selected
from the public at large. Members shall
serve staggered terms. The initial term
of a member is 3 years; a member may serve not more than one successive 3-year
term. Each member shall serve until a
successor is appointed and qualified.
The board shall select its chairperson and any other officers. The members of the board shall serve without
compensation but shall be paid their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties.
(1m) A quorum of the board consists of a majority
of members currently serving.
(2) The board shall have general supervisory
authority over the administration of SCR chapters 31 and 40. Each year the
board shall submit its budget to the court for approval, together with an
annual report of its activities to permit the supreme court, the bar and the
public to evaluate its performance.
(3) Administration of SCR Chapter 31 shall be
funded by the state bar. Administration of SCR Chapter 40 shall be funded by
applicant fees.
SCR
30.02 Official duties.
Board
members, board staff and board counsel acting in the course of their official
duties under the statutes and SCR chapters 30, 31 and 40 and supreme court
orders are acting on behalf of the supreme court.
Adopted
June 29, 1976, eff. January 1, 1977; Amended November 5, 1976; November 18,
1977; December 11, 1979; July 1, 1986; January 1, 1991; January 11, 1994; June
29, 1999; April 20, 2000.