# IL. R. Ct. 702: Rule 702. Board of Admissions to the Bar

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## Section

- **Citation:** IL. R. Ct. 702
- **Heading:** Rule 702. Board of Admissions to the Bar
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IL Court Rules / Title VII / Rule 702

## Text

Rule 702. Board of Admissions to the Bar
(a) The Board of Admissions to the Bar shall oversee the administration of all aspects of bar
admissions in this State including the character and fitness process. The Board shall consist of
seven members of the bar, appointed by the Supreme Court to serve staggered terms of three years.
Each member shall serve until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified. No member
may be appointed to more than three full consecutive terms. In addition, the Supreme Court shall
appoint a dean of a law school located in Illinois as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Board.
The law school dean ex officio member shall serve a single term of three years.
(b) A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A president and vice-president shall be
designated by the Supreme Court and may serve only one three-year term. A secretary and
treasurer shall be annually elected by the members of the board. One member may hold the office
of both secretary and treasurer.
(c) The Board shall appoint, with the approval of the Supreme Court, a Director of
Administration to serve as the Board’s principal executive officer. The Director of Administration,
with the Board’s approval, may hire sufficient staff as necessary to assist the Board in fulfilling its
responsibilities.
(d) The Board shall audit annually the accounts of its treasurer and shall report to the Court at
each November term a detailed statement of its finances, together with such recommendations as
shall seem advisable. All fees paid to the Board in excess of its expenses shall be applied as the
Court may from time to time direct.
Amended June 12, 1992, effective July 1, 1992; amended December 30, 1993, effective January 1,
1994; amended Dec. 5, 2012, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; amended March 23, 2015, eff. July 1, 2015; amended
Nov. 18, 2016, eff. immediately; amended Sept. 14, 2018, eff. immediately.

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