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Boards and Commissions
Last Update: 10/24/2018
Bar Examiners, Board of
Status
Current
Type of Board
Permanent
Authority
Rule I, Section 4, Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio
Total Membership
18
Dates of Appointment
5 on 4/1/11 and the same date each 5th year thereafter
3 on 4/1/12 and the same date each 5th year thereafter
5 on 4/1/13 and the same date each 5th year thereafter
4 on 4/1/14 and the same date each 5th year thereafter
1 on 4/1/15 and the same date each 5th year thereafter
Term Length
5 years
Ending Date of Term
March 31
Report Requirements
Not applicable
Chairperson
Supreme Court annually designates one Bar examiner as chairperson
Subject To Sunset Review
No
Full-time
No
Restriction on Partisan Affiliation
No
Senate Confirmation Required
No
Expiration Date
Appointment Authority
Other
Membership Composition
Members with other stated qualifications
Compensation
Not Specified
Staff Assistance
Other, Apparently from Supreme Court
Additional Information
None
Qualifications
Supreme Court apoints 18 members of the Ohio Bar in good standing. Examiners must not have adverse interests, conflicting duties, or inconsistent obligations that will interfere or appear to interfere with their duties. Examiners must not participate in courses for the preparation for bar admission or act as a trustee, administrator, professor, adjunct professor, or instructor for a law school or a university with which a law school is affiliated. No examiner may be an employee or consultant of a trade association in the field of Board interest.