Supreme Court Approves Amendments to Paragraph 3 regarding Emeritus Class Members
May 16, 2025
Ordered on May 16, 2025, and effective July 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of Virginia amended Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 3(f) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia regarding Emeritus class members of the VSB.
Read the Court's Order.
Proposed | amendments to Paragraph 3 regarding Emeritus Class Members
March 7, 2025
At its meeting on March 1, 2025, in Richmond, the Virginia State Bar Council approved the proposed amendments to Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 3(f) of the Rules of the Supreme
Court of Virginia regarding Emeritus class members of the VSB. A petition was sent to the Supreme Court of Virginia for approval on March 6, 2025.
View the petition to the Court.
January 28, 2025
Pending approval by VSB Council at its March 1, 2025, meeting.
VSB Seeks Comment on amendments to Paragraph 3 regarding Emeritus Class Members
June 25, 2024
The Virginia State Bar seeks public comment on proposed amendments to Part 6, Section IV, Para. 3(f) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia regarding Emeritus class members of the VSB.
Proposed by the Access to Legal Services Committee, the following
amendments to Paragraph 3(f) broaden the eligibility criteria for emeritus
membership with the goal of allowing additional experienced Virginia
attorneys to exclusively provide pro bono legal services to the poor and
working poor in affiliation with a Qualified Legal Services Provider. Most
significantly, the proposed amendments eliminate the recent active practice
requirement and reduce the active practice duration from twenty (20) years
to ten (10). The amendments also streamline the language and make it
consistent with other membership class requirements.
Inspection and Comment
The proposed rule amendments may be inspected below, or at the office of the Virginia State Bar, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 700, Richmond, Virginia 23219-0060, between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Any individual, business, or other entity may submit written comments in support of or in opposition to the proposed opinion with Cameron M. Rountree, executive director of the Virginia State Bar, not later than July 26, 2024. Comments may be submitted via email to [email protected].
View proposed revisions to Paragraph 3(f) (pdf)