In February of 2004 the Court of Appeals announced the creation of a Court Commission on Professionalism. The Commission studied all facets of professional conduct and formulated methods to raise professionalism standards in the legal community. The Commission issued its Final Report and Recommendations on May 31, 2006.

In addition to the Report, an Appendices is available which contain the Minutes of each of the Commission meetings as well as the Interim Reports of the eight subcommittees that were tasked with studying the areas of concern that had been identified by the Task Force on Professionalism in its Report and Recommendations of the Judicial Task Force on Professionalism, issued in November of 2003.

After issuing the Final Report, members of the Commission set up town meetings inviting judges and practicing lawyers representing 24 jurisdictions to attend and to give comments, criticisms, and proposed changes to the Report. The Commission considered and voted on revised language related to many of these changes. The Commission issued its Revised Final Report and Recommendations on May 30, 2007.

On July 18, 2007, the Commission issued an Addendum to the Recommendations on Standards of Professionalism which addresses civility in electronic communications.

On December 10, 2008, the Commission issued an Addendum to the Recommendations on Mentoring which addresses mandatory mentoring for new admittees to the Bar.

On March 9, 2009, the Final Report of the Professionalism Commission and its Revisions were presented to the Court of Appeals.

On April 8, 2009, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals issued an Administrative Order Continuing Professionalism Commission.