The State Bar of Arizona is recruiting three non-attorneys for the Arizona Supreme Court’s Committee on Character and Fitness. This Committee is responsible for the investigation and recommendation of applicants for admission to the practice of law in Arizona.
Committee members will review confidential detailed reports of background investigations into financial, criminal, civil, employment, disciplinary and academic matters. Committee members review approximately 1,200 applications each year.
The Committee conducts at least one formal hearing monthly in Phoenix. Members are expected to participate in each formal hearing, and in one or more informal inquiry panels per month held in Phoenix or Tucson. Between file review and hearings/business meetings, members devote an average of about 25 hours per month to Committee responsibilities.
Applicants may be from anywhere within Arizona. Mileage is paid for any members residing outside Maricopa County, but there is no other compensation for service as a Committee member. Initial term is four years.