6010. (a) The State Bar is governed by a board known as the board of trustees of the State Bar. The board has the powers and duties conferred by this chapter. (b) As used in this chapter or any other provision of law, “board of governors” shall be deemed to refer to the board of trustees. (Amended […]
6013.1. (a) The Supreme Court shall appoint five attorney members of the board pursuant to a process that the Supreme Court may prescribe. These attorney members shall serve for a term of four years and may be reappointed by the Supreme Court for one additional term only. (b) An attorney member elected pursuant to Section 6013.2 may […]
6013.3. (a) One attorney member of the board shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one attorney member of the board shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. (b) An attorney member appointed pursuant to this section shall serve for a term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder […]
6013.5. (a) Effective January 1, 2018, a maximum of six members of the board shall be members of the public who have never been licensees of the State Bar or admitted to practice before any court in the United States. (b) Each of these members shall serve for a term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled […]
6013.5.5. Subdivision (c) of Section 450 and Sections 450.2 to 450.6, inclusive, shall apply to public members appointed or reappointed on or after January 1, 2012. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)
6013.6. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any full-time employee of any public agency who serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California shall not suffer any loss of rights, promotions, salary increases, retirement benefits, tenure, or other job-related benefits, which he or she would otherwise have been […]
6015. No person is eligible for attorney membership on the board unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) He or she is an active licensee of the State Bar. (b) Either: (1) Prior to October 31, 2020, if elected, he or she maintains his or her principal office for the practice of law within the State […]
6016. (a) The term of office of each attorney member of the board shall be four years. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term. (b) The board of trustees may provide by rule for an interim board to act in the place and stead of the board when because of vacancies during terms of […]
6019. Each place upon the board for which a member is to be appointed shall for the purposes of the appointment be deemed a separate office. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 422, Sec. 15. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018.)
6020. The officers of the State Bar are a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 19. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
6021. (a) On the effective date of the measure adding this subdivision, the selection of the chair and vice chair of the board shall be made by appointment of the Supreme Court. (b) For 2018, the Supreme Court shall appoint a chair and a vice chair to serve a term that commences upon appointment and ends at […]
6023. The officers of the State Bar shall continue in office until their successors are appointed or selected. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 21. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
6024. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the State Bar and of the board, and in the event of his or her absence or inability to act, the vice chair shall preside. Other duties of the chair and the vice chair, and the duties of the secretary, shall be such as the board […]
6025. Subject to the laws of this state, the board may formulate and declare rules and regulations necessary or expedient for the carrying out of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 698, Sec. 4. (SB 176) Effective January 1, 2020.)
6026.11. The State Bar is subject to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code) and all public records and writings of the State Bar are subject to the California Public Records Act. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 13. (AB 474) Effective January […]
6026.7. (a) The State Bar is subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and all meetings of the State Bar are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Bagley-Keene […]
6027. Special meetings of the State Bar may be held at such times and places as the board provides. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 34.)
6028. (a) The board may make appropriations and disbursements from the funds of the State Bar to pay all necessary expenses for effectuating the purposes of this chapter. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no member of the board shall receive any other compensation than his or her necessary expenses connected with the performance of his […]
6029. (a) The board may appoint such committees, officers and employees as it deems necessary or proper, and fix and pay salaries and necessary expenses. (b) The members of the executive committee of the board shall include at least one board member appointed by each of the following appointing authorities: (1) The Supreme Court. (2) The Governor. (3) The Speaker […]
6030. The board shall be charged with the executive function of the State Bar and the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The violation or threatened violation of any provision of Articles 7 (commencing with Section 6125) and 9 (commencing with Section 6150) of this chapter may be enjoined in a civil action brought […]
