R. 2:15-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:15-3: Quorum and Hearing Panels, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 2:15-3 "Quorum and Hearing Panels" {
(a) A quorum shall consist of six members of the Committee. No action of the Committee shall be valid unless concurred in by a majority of its membership, provided, however, that if the Committee finds sufficient cause therefor and recommends to the Supreme Court the institution of formal proceedings, which may lead to admonition, reprimand, censure, suspension, or removal of a judge, such recommendation shall be made only on the affirmative vote of six members of the Committee who have considered the record and at least four of whom were present at any hearing at which oral testimony was produced.
(b) Whenever the Committee considers it necessary or expedient to do so, the Chair of the Committee may establish and designate a four-member panel to conduct any investigation or any hearing contemplated by these Rules. At the conclusion thereof such panel shall make a report or recommendation to the Committee, which shall review the report or recommendation and act thereon as set forth in (a) of this Rule.
Note: Adopted July 23, 1974, effective immediately; paragraph (b) amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended February 3, 1997 to be effective March 1, 1997; paragraph (a) amended January 22, 2019 to be effective immediately; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended December 2, 2019 to be effective immediately.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02