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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)

Citation
In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)
Parent Document
In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1985-02-28

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. The Hearing Committee exercised its discretion pursuant to Board Rule 7.8 to proceed in the presence of a quorum of two members. Respondent objects to this procedure, insisting that the Hearing Committee must have three members present in order to conduct a hearing. As the rule just cited makes clear, the presence of three members is the norm when hearings are conducted. However, there are circumstances in which it is impossible to obtain the presence of three members of the Hearing Committee without causing inordinate delay in our already ponderous system. In those circumstances, at least where the two members present agree on their conclusions as to the evidence and their assignment of the credibility questions presented, if any, we are satisfied that the procedure followed by the Hearing Committee in this case, and in the other case discussed in this report, satisfies the requirement of due process, is fair to Respondent, at least where the two members present concur, and comports with the Court’s rules. See