1. Composition of Committees. The examination of applicants and their admission to the practice of law shall conform to this rule. For such purposes, there shall be two Committees, the Committee on Examinations, and the Committee on Character and Fitness. The Committee on Examinations shall consist of twelve or more members in good standing of the state bar, and the Committee on Character and Fitness shall consist of eleven or more members in good standing of the state bar and four or more nonlawyer members of the public. Nonlawyer members shall have the same powers and duties of the lawyer members, as provided in these rules. The Chair of the Committee on Examinations and the Chair of the Committee on Character and Fitness shall each serve as liaison members of the other Committee.

2. Appointment of Members. Considering geographical, gender, and ethnic diversity, the members of each committee shall be appointed in the following manner. The chair and one or more vice chairs of each committee shall be appointed by the Court. The remaining members of the committees shall be appointed by the Court, upon the recommendation of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona, which shall recommend at least three names for each appointment to be made. Members of the two Committees shall serve at the pleasure of the Court and may be removed from a Committee at any time by order of the Court. A member of either Committee may resign at any time.

3. Terms of Office. Members of the two Committees shall be appointed for an initial term of four (4) years and may be reappointed. A member whose term has expired shall continue to serve until a replacement is appointed, or until the member's participation in all matters begun during the member's term have been concluded. If a vacancy due to resignation or inability of a committee member to serve, the Court shall appoint another person to serve the unexpired term.

4. Powers and Duties of Committees. The Committee on Examinations shall examine applicants and advise this Court and the Committee on Character and Fitness of those who have passed the examination or examinations required for admission to the state bar. The Committee on Character and Fitness shall recommend to this Court for admission to the state bar those individuals who, having passed the examination or examinations required for admission to the state bar, are deemed by the Committee to be qualified on the basis of character and fitness. The Court will then consider the recommendations and either grant or deny admission.