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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-145

THE COURTS

Title 204—JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

[204 PA. CODE CH. 93]

Amendments to Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Order No. 95

[50 Pa.B. 651]
[Saturday, February 1, 2020]

 By Order dated December 18, 2019, effective January 17, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania amended Rule 205 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement related to the composition of the Board and membership terms. By this Order, the Board is making conforming changes to its Rules to reflect the adoption of those amendments.

 The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania finds that:

 (1) To the extent that 42 Pa.C.S. § 1702 (relating to rule making procedures) and Article II of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L. 769, No. 240), known as the Commonwealth Documents Law, would otherwise require notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to the amendments adopted hereby, those proposed rulemaking procedures are inapplicable because the amendments adopted hereby relate to agency procedure and are perfunctory in nature.

 (2) The amendments to the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Board adopted hereby are not inconsistent with the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement and are necessary and appropriate for the administration of the affairs of the Board.

 The Board, acting pursuant to Pa.R.D.E. 205(c)(12), orders:

 (1) Title 204 of the Pennsylvania Code is hereby amended as set forth in Annex A hereto.

 (2) The Executive Director shall duly certify this Order, and deposit the same with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts as required by Pa.R.J.A. 103(c).

 (3) The amendments adopted hereby shall take effect 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Disciplinary Board of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

JESSE G. HEREDA, 
Executive Director

Annex A

TITLE 204. JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

Subpart C. DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

CHAPTER 93. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Subchapter B. THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD

§ 93.21. The Disciplinary Board.

 Enforcement Rule 205(a) and (b) provide that 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 [11] ten members of the bar of this Commonwealth and two non-lawyer electors; that the regular [terms] term of members of the Board shall be for [three years;] six years, unless otherwise specified by order of the Court; and that no member shall serve for more than [two consecutive three-year terms] one term.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-145. Filed for public inspection January 31, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]


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