APR 2
                        BOARD OF GOVERNORS

     (a) Powers. In addition to any other power or authority in
     other rules, the Board of Governors of the Bar Association
     (referred to in these rules as the Board of Governors)
     shall have the power and authority to:

          (1) Appoint a Board of Bar Examiners from among the
          active members of the Bar Association for the purposes
          of assisting the Board of Governors in conducting the
          bar examination;

          (2) Appoint a Law Clerk Board from among the active
          members of the Bar Association for the purposes of
          assisting the Board of Governors in supervising the
          Law Clerk Program;

          (3) Appoint a Character and Fitness Board pursuant to
          rule 20;

          (4) Approve or deny applications for permission to
          take the bar examination, to enroll in the law clerk
          program, to be admitted to practice pursuant to rule
          18, or to engage in the limited practice of law under
          pertinent provisions of rules 8, 9, and 14;

          (5) Investigate all aspects of an applicant's
          qualifications to take the bar examination, to be
          admitted to the practice of law, to engage in the
          limited practice of law under pertinent provisions of
          rules 8, 9, and 14, or to enroll in the law clerk
          program;

          (6) Recommend to the Supreme Court the admission or
          rejection of each applicant who has passed the bar
          examination or who is applying to engage in the
          limited practice of law under pertinent provisions of
          rules 8 and 9;

          (7) Approve law schools for the purposes of these
          rules and maintain a list of such approved law schools
          on file with the Clerk of the Supreme Court;

          (8) Prescribe, with the approval of the Supreme Court,
          the amount of any fees required by these rules;

          (9) Prescribe the form and content of any application,
          certificate, or other document referred to in these
          rules; and

          (10) Perform any other functions and take any other
          actions provided for in these rules, or as may be
          delegated by the Supreme Court, or as may be necessary
          and proper to carry out its duties.

     (b) Written Request. Any request to the Board of Governors
     for action on any subject under these rules shall be in
     writing and shall be properly filed. For the purpose of
     these rules, filing shall occur at the headquarters office
     of the Bar Association.

     [Amended effective July 9, 1965; May 9, 1967; August 1,
     1968; September 27, 1968; March 10, 1971; January 1, 1974;
     May 1, 1978; November 2, 1978; September 1, 1984; June 2,
     1998; September 1, 2005; September 1, 2006; January 13,
     2009.]