Supreme Court Rules Table of Contents
A.
Membership, Appointment and Terms of Board - The Supreme Court of the
State of New Hampshire shall appoint a Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board
consisting of ten (10) members as follows:
1. The President-Elect of the New Hampshire Bar
Association --
ex officio
2. An active or retired New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice
3. An active or retired New Hampshire Superior Court Judge,
an active or retired District Court Judge, or an active or retired Probate Court
Judge
4. The Chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association Continuing
Legal Education Committee --
ex officio
5. Nominee of the New Hampshire Bar Association President
6. Four (4) lawyers admitted to the New Hampshire Bar
Association, at least one of whom shall be a professor of law or other
professional educator at the post-secondary level
7. The Executive Director of the New Hampshire Bar
Association or designee -
ex officio
Board members, other than
ex officio members, shall serve a term of three (3) years or in the case
of active members of the judiciary, until they no longer are on the court from
which their appointment is derived, if sooner. Nothing in this section shall
prohibit an active member of the judiciary whose term expires by reason of
retirement from being appointed thereafter as a retired member of the judiciary.
B.
Chair of Board - The Chair of the NHMCLE Board shall be designated by the
Supreme Court from among the ten (10) members of the board.
C.
Other Officers - The NHMCLE Board shall elect a Vice Chair and Secretary
from among its members.
D.
Quorum - A quorum of the board shall consist of five (5) members, and the
act of a majority of such quorum shall constitute the lawful act of the board.
E.
Powers and Duties - The board shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Administer this rule and establish appropriate committees
for that purpose;
2. Adopt regulations consistent with this rule and for its
intended operation; and,
3. Report at least annually to the New Hampshire Bar
Association and the Supreme Court.
F.
Confidentiality - The records of the board are not confidential, other
than those pertinent to exemptions pursuant to Rule 53.2(B)(6).