IN RE: ARKANSAS CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION BOARD

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Opinion delivered November 18, 2004

Per Curiam. Rule 1.(B) of the Arkansas Rules for Minimum Continuing Legal Education ("rule") provides: "There shall be at least one Board member from each of the six Arkansas Court of Appeals Districts." Act 1812 of 2003 reapportioned the Court of Appeals Districts to result in the creation of seven districts. In consequence, we find that the current rule must be changed.

Rather than continue reliance upon Court of Appeals Districts to secure geographical distribution of members of the Arkansas Continuing Legal Education Board we choose to rely instead on appointments based upon congressional districts. We also take this opportunity to remove from Rule 1.(B) language pertaining to drawing of terms which is no longer relevant.

We amend Rule 1.(B) of the Arkansas Rules for Minimum Continuing Legal Education to read as follows: "There shall be at least one Board member from each of the four congressional districts."