Rule 1:22-1A. Organization; Quorum

(a) Parts The Supreme Court shall divide the committee into parts consisting of not less than six members each, one of whom shall be a lay member, and shall assign to each part a designated area of the State. The chair of the committee shall appoint an attorney member as chair of each part.

(b) Quorum A majority of the committee, or of a part, shall constitute a quorum. No action may be taken by less than a majority of the committee or of a part except as expressly provided by this rule. At the request of the chair, the Supreme Court may appoint temporary members of the committee or a part. The committee and its parts shall meet at the call of their respective chairs.

(c) Action by Committee The full jurisdiction and authority of the committee, as provided in these rules, may be exercised by a part thereof, except that (1) no advisory opinion shall be given, as provided in R. 1:22-3, without the approval of a majority of the committee; (2) no determination of the unauthorized practice of law by a respondent and referral of a matter to a law enforcement or other agency shall be made, as provided in R. 1:22-6, without the approval of a majority of the committee; and (3) the action of a part on any matter shall be subject to review and the approval or disapproval of the committee.