§ 84-28 – Discipline and disbarment.
84-28. Discipline and disbarment. (a) Any attorney admitted to practice law in this State is subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Council under such rules and procedures as the Council shall adopt as provided in G.S. 84-23. (b) The following acts or omissions by a member of the North Carolina State Bar or any […]
§ 84-28.1 – Disciplinary hearing commission.
84-28.1. Disciplinary hearing commission. (a) There shall be a disciplinary hearing commission of the North Carolina State Bar which shall consist of 20 members. Twelve of these members shall be members of the North Carolina State Bar, and shall be appointed by the Council. The other eight shall be citizens of North Carolina not licensed […]
§ 84-15 – Creation of North Carolina State Bar as an agency of the State.
84-15. Creation of North Carolina State Bar as an agency of the State. There is hereby created as an agency of the State of North Carolina, for the purposes and with the powers hereinafter set forth, the North Carolina State Bar. (1933, c. 210, s. 1.)
§ 84-16 – Membership and privileges.
84-16. Membership and privileges. The membership of the North Carolina State Bar shall consist of two classes, active and inactive. The active members shall be all persons who have obtained a license or certificate, entitling them to practice law in the State of North Carolina, who have paid the membership dues specified, and who have […]
§ 84-17 – Government.
84-17. Government. The government of the North Carolina State Bar is vested in a council of the North Carolina State Bar referred to in this Chapter as the "Council." The Council shall be composed of a variable number of councilors equal to the number of judicial districts plus 16, the officers of the North Carolina […]
§ 84-18 – Terms, election and appointment of councilors.
84-18. Terms, election and appointment of councilors. (a) Except as set out in this section, the terms of councilors are fixed at three years commencing on the first day of January in the year following their election. A year shall be the calendar year. No councilor may serve more than three successive three-year terms but […]
§ 84-18.1 – Membership and fees of district bars.
84-18.1. Membership and fees of district bars. (a) The district bar shall be a subdivision of the North Carolina State Bar subject to the general supervisory authority of the Council and may adopt rules, regulations and bylaws that are not inconsistent with this Article. A copy of any rules, regulations and bylaws that are adopted, […]
§ 84-19 – Judicial districts definition.
84-19. Judicial districts definition. For purposes of this Article, the term "judicial district" refers to prosecutorial districts established by the General Assembly and includes the High Point Superior Court District as described under G.S. 7A-41(b)(13). The term "district bar" means the bar of a judicial district as defined by this section. (1933, c. 210, s. […]
§ 84-20 – Compensation of councilors.
84-20. Compensation of councilors. The members of the Council and members of committees when actually engaged in the performance of their duties, including committees sitting upon disbarment proceedings, shall receive as compensation for the time spent in attending meetings an amount to be determined by the Council, subject to approval of the North Carolina Supreme […]
§ 84-21 – Organization of Council; publication of rules, regulations and bylaws.
84-21. Organization of Council; publication of rules, regulations and bylaws. (a) The Council shall adopt the rules pursuant to G.S. 45A-9. (b) The rules and regulations adopted by the Council under this Article may be amended by the Council from time to time in any manner not inconsistent with this Article. Copies of all rules […]