(2) The members of the board of governors of the Oregon State Bar are ex officio voting delegates.
(3) The chairperson of each Oregon State Bar section is an ex officio voting delegate.
(4) The elected president of each county bar association is an ex officio voting delegate. Not more than one county bar association from each county may be represented by a delegate under this subsection.
(5) Elected delegates shall be elected from the regions established by ORS 9.025. Only active members of the bar may vote for delegates. A member may vote for delegates from the region in which the member maintains the member’s principal office.
(6) Each region shall elect at least five delegates. If more than 550 active members maintain their principal offices in the region, the members shall elect delegates as follows:
(a) The members shall elect one delegate for each 100 members who maintain their principal offices in the region.
(b) The members shall elect one additional delegate if more than 50 members who maintain their principal offices in the region are not accounted for after the allocation provided for in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(7) Elected delegates shall serve for terms of three years. A vacancy in the office of an elected delegate shall be filled for the remainder of the term by a delegate appointed by the board of governors.
(8) An elected delegate may not serve as a member of the board of governors, as a section chairperson or as a county bar association president during the delegate’s term.
(9) For the purposes of this section, "county bar association" means a general purpose bar association established by the lawyers of one or more counties for the purpose of maintaining good professional relations between members of the bench and of the bar in the county or counties, and for the purpose of improving the administration of justice in the county or counties. [1995 c.302 §7; 2001 c.297 §2; 2015 c.122 §2]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
Chapter 009 - Attorneys; Law Libraries
Section 9.005 - Definitions for ORS 9.005 to 9.757.
Section 9.010 - Status of attorney and Oregon State Bar; applicability of statutes.
Section 9.025 - Board of governors; number; eligibility; term.
Section 9.030 - Voting rights; eligibility of members for board of governors and house of delegates.
Section 9.040 - Election of governors; rules; vacancies.
Section 9.050 - Recall or removal of governors.
Section 9.070 - Duties of president and president-elect; deposit and disbursement of fees.
Section 9.136 - House of delegates created; membership; terms.
Section 9.139 - Powers of house of delegates.
Section 9.142 - Rules for conduct of business; meetings.
Section 9.150 - Termination of delegate’s term.
Section 9.152 - Election of delegates; rules.
Section 9.160 - Bar membership required to practice law; exceptions.
Section 9.162 - Definitions for ORS 9.160 to 9.166.
Section 9.191 - Annual membership fees; professional liability assessments.
Section 9.200 - Effect of failure to pay membership fees; reinstatement.
Section 9.210 - Board of bar examiners; fees of applicants for admission to bar.
Section 9.220 - General requirements for admission.
Section 9.242 - Advice on law of foreign jurisdiction; rules.
Section 9.250 - Order for admission; oath of qualified applicant.
Section 9.261 - Resignation of attorney.
Section 9.280 - Prohibition on acting as immigration consultant; definitions; exception.
Section 9.370 - Compelling delivery when attorney claims lien.
Section 9.380 - Changing attorneys and terminating attorney-client relationship.
Section 9.460 - Duties of attorneys.
Section 9.515 - Referral of claims, suits or actions between attorneys; division of fees.
Section 9.527 - Grounds for disbarment, suspension or reprimand.
Section 9.528 - Advice on conducting covert operations; participation in covert operations.
Section 9.534 - Disciplinary board; procedure before board; oaths; subpoenas; hearing; record.
Section 9.536 - Disciplinary board decision; appeal to Supreme Court; review; costs.
Section 9.537 - Civil immunity of witnesses, bar officials and employees.
Section 9.565 - Tax return information from Department of Revenue; use.
Section 9.576 - Review of providers; mediation; hearing; suspension of funding.
Section 9.582 - Use of amounts not paid to class members in class action lawsuits.
Section 9.635 - Sources of client security fund.
Section 9.655 - Investigation of claim of loss; subpoena.
Section 9.657 - Immunity from civil liability.
Section 9.675 - Mandatory certification and disclosures for lawyer trust accounts.
Section 9.685 - Trust account overdraft notification program.
Section 9.705 - Definitions for ORS 9.705 to 9.757.
Section 9.710 - Jurisdiction of circuit court over law practice of nonperforming attorney.
Section 9.715 - Petition to take jurisdiction over law practice.
Section 9.757 - Retention of client materials.
Section 9.815 - County law libraries and law library services.
Section 9.820 - Law libraries in Multnomah County.