California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 4 — Attorneys, Article 2 — Administration, Section 6015
No person is eligible for attorney membership on the board unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) He or she is an active licensee of the State Bar.
(b) Either:
(1) Prior to October 31, 2020, if elected, he or she maintains his or her principal office for the practice of law within the State Bar district from which he or she is elected.
(2) If appointed by the Supreme Court or the Legislature, he or she maintains his or her principal office for the practice of law within the State of California.
Notes
Requires an attorney board member to be an active State Bar licensee and meet the applicable principal-office condition. Before October 31, 2020, an elected member had to maintain a principal law office in the electing district; a member appointed by the Supreme Court or Legislature must maintain the principal law office in California.
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