Rule 15 - Commission on Access to Justice1. Creation, purpose. The supreme court shall appoint a commission on access to justice. The commission shall: (a) Assess current and future needs for civil legal services for persons of limited means in Nevada. (b) Develop statewide policies designed to support and improve the delivery of legal services. (c) Improve self-help services and opportunities for proper person litigants and increase pro bono activities. (d) Develop programs to increase public awareness of the impact that limited access to justice has on other government services and on society. (e) Investigate the availability of and pursue increased public and private financing to support legal services organizations and other efforts to provide legal services to persons of limited means. (f) Recommend legislation or rules affecting access to justice to the supreme court. 2. Composition. The access to justice commission shall be staffed by an executive director and composed of the chief justice of the supreme court or the chief justice's designate and the following members, to be appointed by the supreme court to four-year terms: (a) One district judge each from the Second and the Eighth Judicial District Courts. At least one of those judges must be assigned to the family division of the district court. (b) One additional district judge to be selected from the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Ninth Judicial District Courts. (c) One limited jurisdiction judge, who shall serve as liaison to the Nevada Judges Association. (d) One public attorney representative designated by the Nevada Attorney General. (e) One representative each from the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada/Pro Bono Project, the designated tax exempt bar foundation pursuant to SCR 216, Nevada Legal Services, Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans/Domestic Violence Project, the Washoe County Senior Law Project, and Washoe Legal Services/Pro Bono Project. (f) One representative each from the Clark County Bar Association, the State Bar of Nevada, Board of Governors, the State Bar of Nevada Young Lawyers Section, and the Washoe County Bar Association. (g) One student representative of the Public Interest Law Association and one faculty representative from the William S. Boyd School of Law of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, designated by the dean. Individual appointments under this subsection may be rotated in less than four-year terms.(h) Two persons who are not members of the legal profession. (i) Three at-large representatives. Appointments under this subsection may be rotated in less than four-year terms as the Commission deems necessary and proper to facilitate diversity and fulfill the Commission's purpose. The commission may appoint nonvoting members, including, but not limited to, judges and representatives from other direct service providers, county bar associations, and neighborhood pro bono projects. 3. Meetings. The commission shall meet at least semi-annually and shall have additional meetings, as the commission deems appropriate. The commission may form separate subcommittees to address specific issues. Added; effective 6/15/2006; amended effective 7/8/2013.