Section 6.02 - Investigatory Committees(a) In order to assist the Board in conducting character investigations of applicants, the Supreme Court shall appoint one or more investigating committees within each disciplinary district established under Rule 9. Each committee shall consist of a sufficient number of members so that each member has a reasonable number of interviews each year. The Board will adopt a policy establishing the reasonable number of interviews per member as well as the number of members for each committee. Attorneys who teach in any capacity in any of the State's ABA accredited or state-approved law schools are ineligible to serve as members of the Investigatory Committees. The Board may recommend to the Court the creation of additional committees or the increase in membership of any committee.(b) The members of each investigating committee shall be appointed from time to time by the Supreme Court and shall serve at the pleasure of the Court for terms of up to five years, except as provided in paragraph (c), below. Members may be reappointed to serve a second five-year term. Members of an investigating committee may be recommended by the President or Board of Directors of the local bar association or associations in the district, the President or Board of Governors of the Tennessee Bar Association, members of the Board, or members of the investigatory committee in the district in which the vacancy exists.(c) The Supreme Court shall select each committee chair. The chair shall be responsible for the administration of the work of the committee. Committee chairs may serve up to three consecutive five-year terms.(d) The Executive Director shall provide an annual report to the Supreme Court in June listing the names of the members of each committee and the names of each committee chair, as well as a report of recommendations from the Board regarding the size of any committee. Amended by Order filed and effective 3/29/2019; amended by Order filed and effective 4/26/2019; amended by Order filed and effective 8/6/2020; and as amended by order filed and effective 10/31/2023.