Virginia Lawyer Register NOTICES TO LAWYERS Supreme Court of Virginia Issues Seventh Judicial Emergency Order On July 8, 2020, the Supreme Court of Virginia extended the Declaration of Judicial Emergency due to expire on July 19 until August 9, 2020. This is the Court’s seventh order since the Period of Judicial Emergency began on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court stated that for district and circuit court cases, there shall be no further tolling of statutes of limitation or other case-related deadlines. Similarly, in the Supreme Court of Virginia, tolling will cease beginning July 20, 2020. Thus, the tolling period for statutes of limitations and deadlines will now be limited to March 16 through July 19 of 2020. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/SCV_seventh_judicial_emergency Board of Bar Examiners Offers New Options Due to COVID Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners (VBBE) has authorized additional options for the July 2020 bar exam. All timely-filed applicants for the July 2020 bar examination now have three options: the usual two-day exam in Roanoke on July 28 and 29; a one-day essay exam in Richmond on September 10, 2010; or the traditional two-day exam in Norfolk in February 2021. Every timely-filed applicant for the July 2020 exam may sit for either the July or September exam (but not both), or they may carry forward to the February 2021 exam. There is no fee or penalty for any of these three options. All timely-filed applicants for July 2020 may also opt to carry forward (without fee) to September 10, 2020, or to February 2021. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/bar_exam_options Amendments to Paragraph 13-6.D, Quorum Requirement for Disciplinary Board Proposed The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board proposes amending the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia Part 6 Section IV, Paragraph 13-6 D. regarding the quorum requirement of the Disciplinary Board for purposes of considering an Agreed Disposition of a disciplinary matter. The proposed changes may be inspected below or at the office of the Virginia State Bar between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Any individual, business, or other entity may file written comments in support of or in opposition to the pro-posed changes with Karen A. Gould, executive director of the Virginia State Bar, not later than September 4, 2020. Comments may be submitted by mail to 1111 East Main Street, Suite 700, Richmond, Virginia 23219-0026 or by email to publiccom-ment@vsb.org. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/ DB_amendments_proposed www.vsb.org Supreme Court of Virginia Extends Judicial Emergency Through August 30, 2020 On July 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a unanimous eighth order extending the Declaration of Judicial Emergency in response to Covid-19 through August 30, 2020. This order applies to all courts of the Commonwealth, and extends the Period of Judicial Emergency from March 16, 2020 through August 30, 2020, replacing the seventh order that was set to expire August 9, 2020. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/scv_extends_judicial_emergency_ august_30_2020 VSB Diversity Conference Proposes Amendments to Bylaws The Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference Board of Governors proposes amending its Bylaws regarding meetings. The proposed changes are to Section 4.4 Meetings. The pro-posed changes to paragraph 4.4(b) require that at each meeting of the Board of Governors, three (3) voting members of the Board of Governors shall constitute a quorum for the trans-action of business. A new paragraph 4.4(c) clarifies that one member shall constitute a quorum of an organizational struc-ture or committee meeting for the transaction of business. The proposed changes may be inspected below or at the office of the Virginia State Bar between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Any individual, business, or other entity may file written comments in support of or in opposition to the proposed changes with Karen A. Gould, executive direc-tor of the Virginia State Bar, not later than September 4, 2020. Comments may be submitted by mail to 1111 East Main Street, Suite 700, Richmond, Virginia 23219-0026 or by email to publiccomment@vsb.org. www.vsb.org/site/news/item/vsb_DC_bylaws Nomination Sought for MCLE Board A volunteer is needed to serve on the Virginia State Bar’s MCLE Board. The Nominating Committee will refer nominees to the VSB Council for consideration at its October meeting. All appointments are made by the Supreme Court of Virginia. The vacancy in 2021 is listed below. All appointments or elec-tions will be for the terms specified, beginning on July 1, 2021. Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board: 1 lawyer vacancy. May serve 2 consecutive 3-year terms. Nominations should be sent by September 4, 2020, to nomina-tions@vsb.org or mailed to: Marni E. Byrum, Chair VSB Nominating Committee Virginia State Bar 1111 E. Main St., Suite 700 Richmond, VA 23219-0026 www.vsb.org/site/news/item/board-vacancies VOL. 69 | AUGUST 2020 | VIRGINIA LAWYER 55