Section 2 - Membership of the Commission(A) The Commission shall consist of fifteen members appointed as follows: (1) Five judges appointed by the Supreme Court;(2) Six attorneys admitted to the practice of law in Ohio for at least six years, three of whom shall be appointed by the Ohio Metropolitan Bar Association Consortium and three of whom shall be appointed by the Ohio State Bar Association;(3) Two law school administrators or faculty, each of whom shall be admitted to the practice of law in Ohio for at least six years and employed full-time by a different law school in Ohio, appointed by the Supreme Court;(4) Two persons who are not admitted to the practice of law in any state, appointed by the Supreme Court.(B)(1) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, members of the Commission shall serve three year terms beginning on the first day of January. Members shall be eligible for reappointment, but shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of three years.(2) Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. If an attorney member no longer practices in Ohio, if a judge member leaves office, or if a law school administrator or faculty no longer is employed full-time by a law school in Ohio, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur.(3) The Supreme Court shall appoint one member of the Commission as chair and one member as vice-chair. The chair and vice-chair shall serve one year terms and may be reappointed, but shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of one year.(C) Initial attorney appointments to the Commission after the effective date of this amendment shall be made as follows: (1) One attorney shall be appointed by the Ohio Metropolitan Bar Association Consortium to a term ending December 31, 2006;(2) Attorney members serving on the Commission on the effective date of this amendment shall continue to serve on the Commission until the expiration of the term of office to which they were appointed and, upon expiration of their terms, may be reappointed pursuant to division (C)(2) of this rule if otherwise eligible for reappointment. Upon the first expiration of terms of office after the effective date of this amendment, appointments shall be made as follows: (a) One attorney shall be appointed by the Ohio Metropolitan Bar Association Consortium, and one attorney shall be appointed by the Ohio State Bar Association, each member to serve a term commencing January 1, 2005 and ending December 31, 2007;(b) One attorney shall be appointed by the Ohio Metropolitan Bar Association Consortium, and one attorney shall be appointed by the Ohio State Bar Association, each member to serve a term commencing January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2008;(c) One attorney shall be appointed by the Ohio State Bar Association to a term commencing January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2009.(3) If an attorney member serving on the Commission on the effective date of this amendment resigns from the Commission prior to the expiration of his or her current term of office, that member's successor shall be appointed to the balance of the unexpired term. Any appointments to fill vacancies under division (C)(3) of this rule shall be alternated by the Ohio Metropolitan Bar Association Consortium and the Ohio State Bar Association, with the Ohio State Bar Association making the first appointment to fill a vacancy.(D) The secretary to the Commission shall notify the Chief Justice and the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court if a member of the Commission misses three meetings of the Commission within a twelve-month period. Upon such notice, the Administrative Director shall inform the Justices of the Supreme Court in order that the Justices may consider the replacement of the member.(E) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.Amended October 15, 2024, effective 10/15/2024.