SECTION A. COMPOSITION
The Judicial Council shall consist of five appointed members. One member shall be appointed by the president each year for a term of five years with the approval of the Council.
No member shall serve for more than two consecutive terms, but a member appointed to serve an unexpired term shall not be regarded as having served a term unless he has served three or more years.
A member of the Judicial Council shall work or maintain a residence or an office in the State of New York, otherwise that position on the Judicial Council shall be declared vacant.
In the event of a vacancy, a member shall be appointed by the president for the unexpired term with the approval of the Council.
The president and secretary of the Medical Society of the State of New York shall be ex-officio members of the Judicial Council with voice but no vote. The executive vice-president, the deputy executive vice-president, and the general counsel of the Medical Society of the State of New York shall sit with the Judicial Council with voice but without vote.
