¶ 2103. Membership--The total membership of the commission shall be forty-eight, composed of two bishops appointed by the Council of Bishops, six persons elected by each jurisdiction from the annual conference nominations, and sixteen additional members to be elected by the commission. It is recommended that at least four of the six persons elected by each jurisdiction be from ethnic groups (Asian American, Black American, Hispanic American, and Native American). At least two of the six shall be women, and at least one under the age of thirty. Further, it is recommended that of the members at large, four members shall be elected from each of the four racial and ethnic groups (Asian American, Black American, Hispanic American, and Native American). Of the sixteen additional members there shall be two young adults between the ages of nineteen and thirty and two youth under nineteen.59
59See Decision 5, Interim Judicial Council.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 2103
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