History:

Amended February 5, 2013, effective April 1, 2013; amended July 14, 2014, effective Septem- Section 2. Commissioners. WYOMING COURT RULES 10 ber 15, 2014; amended May 22, 2018, effective August 1, 2018; amended January 29, 2019, effective May 1, 2019. One (1) commissioner shall be elected from each judicial district by the active members who reside in such judicial district. Judicial District Counties in District First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Laramie Albany, Carbon Sweetwater, Uinta, Lincoln Johnson, Sheridan Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie Campbell, Crook, Weston Natrona Converse, Goshen, Niobrara, Platte Fremont, Sublette, Teton History: Amended February 5, 2013, effective April 1, 2013. Section 3. Terms, Qualifications, Nominations and Elections of Com- missioners. (a) The term of office of each commissioner shall be three years. No person shall be allowed to serve more than two consecutive three-year terms. The term of office of each commissioner shall commence at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Wyoming State Bar which immediately follows that commissioner’s election. The eligibility of any person to serve as a commis- sioner from any judicial district shall be contingent upon both maintenance of an active practice of law and actual residence in that judicial district. (b) Nominations for commissioners shall be taken and elections shall be conducted as provided in Article VII. History: Amended September 7, 1995, effective No- vember 28, 1995; amended April 22, 2003, ef- fective July 1, 2003; amended February 5, 2013, effective April 1, 2013. Section 4. Duties. (a) The Board of Officers and Commissioners shall have general oversight of the affairs and activities of the Wyoming State Bar. It shall: (1) Make appropriations, authorize disbursements and/or periodically monitor and ratify proper disbursements reviewed, approved and authorized by the executive director from the funds of the Wyoming State Bar in payment of the necessary expenses of the Wyoming State Bar, its officers, commissioners and committees; (2) Cause proper books of accounts to be kept and to procure an annual audit thereof; (3) Engage and define the duties of salaried employees and fix their compensation; (4) Arrange for publication of the Wyoming Lawyer, the official magazine of the Wyoming State Bar; (5) Receive, consider and take action on reports and recommendations 11 WYOMING STATE BAR