Membership in the Temple American Inn of Court is limited to no more than one hundred (100) members. Membership in the Inn shall be for one (1) year terms, which may be renewed by invitation. Active membership is divided into five (5) classifications:
Masters: Include up to forty-five (45) Judges, lawyers, and law school educators with a minimum of sixteen (16) years trial or appellate experience and who have demonstrated superior character, ability and competence as trial or appellate advocates.
Masters Emeritus: May be conferred by the Executive Committee upon active Masters on the basis of long and distinguished service to the Inn. Emeritus Masters shall be under no obligation to pay dues, attend meetings or participate in other programs of the Inn but shall enjoy all privileges of Active Membership except the right to vote. Such status shall be for the life of the member if so desired. The roster of Emeritus Members shall not count against the target membership number of the Inn. Any person granted Emeritus status as a Master may again be invited to servr in an active capacity.
Barristers: Include up to thirty-five (35) lawyers who have been members of the Bar for at least six (6) and no more than fifteen (15) years and who have demonstrated good character and a desire to improve and refine their skills as trial and appellate advocates.
Associates: Include up to twenty-five (25) recent law school graduates who have been admitted to the practice of law for no more than five (5) years.
Pupils: Include up to ten (10) students in their final year of law school at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law and shall be for one (1) year.
Membership is open to all qualified individuals. Our Chapter's members are drawn from Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, and Chester counties. The membership reflects the rich diversity of the bench and bar in this area and includes attorneys who represent Plaintiffs and Defendants in civil cases, prosecutors and criminal defense counsel, State and Federal court practitioners, trial and appellate counsel, solo practitioners, members of large and small firms, government lawyers, corporate counsel, law professors and Judges.