Hearing Officers

What We Do

Hearing officers conduct lawyer discipline settlement conferences, lawyer discipline hearings and other functions under the Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct.

Qualifications

Hearing Officers must:

• Be active WSBA members
• Have been an active WSBA member for seven years
• Have no public discipline
• Have adjudicator or contested adjudicative hearing experience

Appointment to List

The Supreme Court appoints hearing officers to the list based on recommendations from the WSBA Board of Governors in consultation with the Disciplinary Selection Panel. The initial appointment is two years. Hearing officers may be reappointed for periods of four years. We currently have 33 hearing officers.

Assignment to Specific Cases

The Chief Hearing Officer assigns hearing officers from the list to specific cases.

Contact Us

Send email to WSBA Liaison Thea Jennings.