# SCR 10.02: SCR 10.02. Organization of the state bar of Wisconsin

> Wisconsin · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_02

## Section

- **Citation:** SCR 10.02
- **Heading:** SCR 10.02. Organization of the state bar of Wisconsin
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules / SCR Chapter 10 - Regulation of State Bar / SCR 10.02

## Text

Organization of the state bar of Wisconsin. (1)
Creation of Association. All persons licensed to practice law in this
state are organized as an association to be known as the "state bar of
Wisconsin," subject to the provisions of this chapter. The rules of this
chapter, which are adopted in the exercise of the court's inherent
authority over members of the legal profession as officers of the court,
may be referred to as "state bar rules." The state bar may, for the
purpose of carrying out the purposes for which it is organized, sue and
be sued, enter into contracts, acquire, hold, encumber and dispose of
real and personal property.
(2) Purposes. The purposes of the association are to aid the
courts in carrying on and improving the administration of justice; to
foster and maintain on the part of those engaged in the practice of law
high ideals of integrity, learning, competence and public service and
high standards of conduct; to safeguard the proper professional interests
of the members of the bar; to encourage the formation and activities of
local bar associations; to conduct a program of continuing legal

education; to assist or support legal education programs at the
preadmission level; to provide a forum for the discussion of subjects
pertaining to the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law
reform and the relations of the bar to the public and to publish
information relating thereto; to carry on a continuing program of legal
research in the technical fields of substantive law, practice and
procedure and make reports and recommendations thereon within
legally permissible limits; to promote the innovation, development and
improvement of means to deliver legal services to the people of
Wisconsin; to the end that the public responsibility of the legal
profession may be more effectively discharged.
(3) Definition. In this chapter, "state bar" means the state bar of
Wisconsin.

## Nearby sections

- [SCR 10.01 SCR 10.01. State Bar of Wisconsin](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_01.md)
- [SCR 10.02 SCR 10.02. Organization of the state bar of Wisconsin](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_02.md)
- [SCR 10.03 SCR 10.03. (3) (am)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_03.md)
- [SCR 10.04 SCR 10.04. Officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_04.md)
- [SCR 10.05 SCR 10.05. Board of governors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_05.md)
- [SCR 10.06 SCR 10.06. Executive committee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_06.md)
- [SCR 10.07 SCR 10.07. Meetings of the association](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_07.md)
- [SCR 10.08 SCR 10.08. Referendum procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_08.md)
- [SCR 10.09 SCR 10.09. Disbursements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_09.md)
- [SCR 10.10 SCR 10.10. Committee to review bar performance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_10.md)
- [SCR 10.11 SCR 10.11. Executive director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_11.md)
- [SCR 10.12 SCR 10.12. Official publication; notice to members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_12.md)
- [SCR 10.13 SCR 10.13. Amendment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_13.md)
- [SCR 10.14 SCR 10.14. [Deleted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR10_R10_14.md)

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