WSR 05-24-079

RULES OF COURT

STATE SUPREME COURT


[ December 1, 2005 ]

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS TO SAR 15(j) )

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 ORDER

NO. 25700-A-837
     The Rules Committee having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendment to SAR 17(j), and the Court having determined that the proposed amendment will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice and further determined that an emergency exists which necessitates an early adoption;

     Now, therefore, it is hereby

     ORDERED:

     (a) That the amendment as attached hereto is adopted.

     (b) That pursuant to the emergency provisions of GR 9 (j)(1), the amendment will be published expeditiously and become effective upon publication.

     DATED at Olympia, Washington this 1st day of December 2005.
     Alexander, C.J.
     C. Johnson, J.

      Chambers, J.
     Madsen, J.

      Owens, J.
     Sanders, J.

      Fairhurst, J.
     Bridge, J.

      J. M. Johnson, J.


I. Suggested rule change to Supreme Court Administrative Rule 15(i) -- Qualifications


     15(i) Qualifications. The commissioner must be a graduate of an accredited law school and a member in good standing of the Washington State Bar Association and, prior to appointment, have at least 5 years of experience in the practice of law or in a judicially related field.

     Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the State Supreme Court and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.