APR 20
                          CHARACTER AND FITNESS BOARD


  (a) Composition.  The Board shall consist of not less than three nonlawyer
members, appointed by the Supreme Court, and not less than one lawyer member
from each congressional district, appointed by the Board of Governors.

  (b) Qualifications.  Lawyer members must have been active members of the Bar
Association for at least 7 years.

  (c) Board Chair.  The Board of Governors shall annually designate one lawyer
member of the Board to act as chair and another as vice-chair. The vice-chair
shall serve in the absence of or at the request of the Board chair.

  (d) Vacancies.  Vacancies in lawyer membership on the Board and in the office
of the Board chair and the vice-chair shall be filled by the Board of
Governors.  Vacancies in nonlawyer membership shall be filled by the Supreme
Court.  A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall complete the unexpired term
of the person he or she replaces, and if that unexpired term is less than 24
months he or she may be reappointed to a consecutive term.

  (e) Quorum. A majority of the Board members shall constitute a quorum. Given
a quorum, the concurrence of a majority of those present shall constitute
action of the Board. In the even of a quorum is not present, the Applicant or
Petitioner may waive the requirement of a quorum.

  (f) Disqualification. In the event a grievance is made to the Bar Association
alleging an act of misconduct by a lawyer member of the Board the procedures
specified in ELC2.3(b)(5) shall apply.

  (g) Pro Tempore Members. When a member of the Board is disqualified or unable
to function on a case for good cause, the chair of the Board may, by written
order, designate a member pro tempore to sit with the Board to hear and
determine the cause. A member pro tempore may be appointed from among those
persons who have previously served as members of the Character and Fitness
Board (or its predecessor Character and Fitness Committee), or from among
lawyers appointed as alternate Board members by the Board of Governors and
nonlawyers appointed as alternate Board members by the Supreme Court. A lawyer
shall be appointed to substitute for a lawyer member of the Board, and a
nonlawyer to substitute for a nonlawyer member of the board.

  (h) Voting. Each member, whether nonlawyer or lawyer, shall have one vote.

  (i) Terms of Office. The term of office for a member of the Board shall be 3
years. Newly created Board positions may be filled by appointments of less than
3 years, as designated by the Supreme Court or the Board of Governors, to
permit as equal a number of positions as possible to be filled each year. All
terms of office begin October 1 and end September 30 or when a successor has
been appointed whichever occurs later. Members may not serve more than one term
except as otherwise provided in these rules. Members shall continue to serve
until replaced.

  (j) Application of Rules.  These rules and any subsequent amendments will
apply in their entirety, on the effective date as ordered by the Supreme Court,
to any pending matter, except as would not be feasible or would work an
injustice.  The Chair may rule on the appropriate procedure with a view to
insuring a fair and orderly proceeding.


[Adopted effective October 1, 2002; September 1, 2006.]