Ronald Cass, dean of Boston University School of Law and Melville Madison Bigelow Professor of Law, chosen last year as Vice-Chair, will automatically assume the position of Chair-Elect. He is a former Vice-Chair of the United States International Trade Commission. A co-author of one of the leading administrative law casebooks, Dean Cass served on the Administrative Conference of the United States and is a member of the American Law Institute and an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Dean Cass has also been a member of the Section's Council (1993-95) and served on the ABA committee to review the law school accreditation process.

John Hardin Young is nominated for the position of Vice-Chair. Mr. Young is of counsel to the firm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur in Washington, D.C. He is also associated with the Smoot Corporation in Falls Church, Virginia. Mr. Young has been an active member of the Section, currently chairing the Dispute Resolution Committee and the Programs Committee.

Ernest Gellhorn, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, is nominated to be one of the Section's Delegates to the ABA's House of Delegates. Professor Gellhorn has also taught at the law schools of Duke and the University of Virginia and has been Dean of the law schools at Arizona State, Case Western, and the University of Washington. Professor Gellhorn also has been in private practice with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, including stints as the regional managing partner in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. A renowned expert in administrative law, Professor Gellhorn is one of the authors of The Administrative Process, a casebook published by West Publishing, a past member of the former Administrative Conference of the United States, and a past chair of this Section.

H. Russell Frisby, Jr. is nominated to continue to serve as the Budget Officer, in which position he has served during the past year. Mr. Frisby is the Chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission. Prior to his appointment to the Commission, Mr. Frisby was a partner in the law firm of Venable, Baetjer and Howard, where he specialized in the areas of corporate, public finance, and regulatory/telecommunications law. Mr. Frisby was the founding Chair of the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Frisby has previously practiced at Melnicove, Kaufman, Weiner & Smouse and Weil, Gotshal & Manges. He also was employed by the Federal Communications Commission, first as a staff member and later as Legal Assistant to a Commissioner. Mr. Frisby has been Assistant Budget Officer, Co-Chair of the Section's Communications Committee and Vice-Chair of the Section's Ratemaking Committee. He was Secretary of the ABA's Conference on Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Rudolph N. Patterson is nominated for the position of Secretary. Mr. Patterson is a principal partner at the firm of Westmoreland, Patterson & Moseley in Macon, Georgia. He has been active in local, state, and national bar activities, serving as President of the Macon Bar Association, Chair of the General Practice and Trial Section of the Georgia State Bar, President of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, and Chair of this Section's Income Security Committee.

The following are nominated for positions on the Section's Council.

Harold H. Bruff is Dean of the University of Colorado School of Law. Prior to accepting that position, Dean Bruff was the Donald Rothschild Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, and before that he had been John S. Redditt Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law. Before going to the University of Texas, Dean Bruff was an attorney-advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice for two years after teaching at Arizona State University School of Law for eight years. Dean Bruff has been an active member of this Section, serving the past year as Vice Chair of the Government Organization and Separation of Powers Committee. In addition to his many articles in the administrative law field, Dean Bruff is, with Professor Gellhorn above, one of the authors of the casebook, The Administrative Process.

Eleanor Kinney is a professor of law at Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis, where she is also the Director of the Center for Law and Health. Prior to teaching Professor Kinney was Assistant General Counsel for the American Hospital Association. She was also in private practice for several years at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Cleveland, Ohio. Professor Kinney is Chair-Elect of the Administrative Law Section of the American Association of Law Schools, was a frequent consultant for the former Administrative Conference of the United States, and has been an active member of this Section, currently chairing the Publications Committee.

Randolph J. May is a partner with Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in communications law matters. The National Law Journal identified him as one of the top 25 communications lawyers in the nation. Prior to going to Sutherland Asbill, Mr. May was an Assistant General Counsel and then Associate General Counsel at the Federal Communications Commission. In addition to his busy practice, Mr. May has published a number of articles on subjects ranging from communications law to constitutional law. The most recent issue of the Section's Administrative Law Review contains a report to the former Administrative Conference of the United States from the special committee for ACUS that Mr. May chaired. He has been active in the Section, most recently chairing the Ratemaking Committee. Mr. May also teaches communications law on an adjunct basis at George Mason University School of Law.

Daniel E. Troy is a partner at Wiley, Rein & Fielding in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in appellate litigation. Recently, he successfully argued Bush v. Vera before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Troy is also an associate scholar of legal studies at the American Enterprise Institute and chairs the Federalist Society's Communications Practice Group. Another alumnus of the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, Mr. Troy has been active in the Section, co-chairing the Communications Committee, the Judicial Review Committee, and the Meetings Committee.

The following have been recommended to the Chair for appointive positions on the Council.

For State Administrative Law -- David Cardwell is currently serving as the Council Member for State Administrative Law. Mr. Cardwell is a partner in the Orlando office of Holland & Knight and is a member of the ABA's House of Delegates, a former Section Council Member, a former Chair of the State and Local Government Law Section, and a former Member of the ABA's Board of Governors.

From the Judiciary -- Judge Stephen F. Williams was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit by President Reagan in 1986. Before that he was a Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law. A recognized expert on oil and gas law, he is one of the authors of the leading case book on oil and gas law. Prior to entering teaching, Judge Williams was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and an associate with Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons & Gates.

From the Administrative Judiciary -- Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Department of Labor John M. Vittone would fill this new position on the Council reflecting the importance of the administrative judiciary. Judge Vittone

From the Legislative Branch -- Thomas Griffith is currently serving as the Council Member from the Federal Government. This position has been split into two positions -- one from the Legislative Branch and one from the Executive Branch. Mr. Griffith is the Senate Legal Counsel, a position he has held since October 1995. Previously, he was Deputy Senate Legal Counsel. Mr. Griffith came to the Senate Legal Counsel's office from the Charlotte, North Carolina firm, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson.

From the Executive Branch -- Beth Nolan