ABA Leadership

NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY

At the 2008 Midyear Meeting, the Nominating Committee will announce nominations for district and at-large positions on the ABA Board of Governors for terms beginning at the conclusion of the 2008 Annual Meeting and ending at the conclusion of the 2011 Annual Meeting. Pursuant to §2.1 of the Association's Constitution, the Committee will nominate individuals from the following states to represent the districts noted: New Hampshire (District 1), Michigan (District 2), District of Columbia (District 4), Tennessee (District 6), and New Mexico (District 12).

The Nominating Committee will also nominate members from the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division and the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section to serve as Section Members-at-Large on the Board, and a young lawyer member who is less than 36 years old at the beginning of the term to serve as a Young Lawyer Member-at-Large.

In addition, one member-at-large who is a minority and one member-at-large who is a woman shall be nominated pursuant to §26.1(d) of the Association's Constitution. The nominations will be made notwithstanding the fact that minority and woman members may be nominated for the district and at-large positions on the Board of Governors.

PETITIONS

To be eligible for nomination as a member of the Board of Governors by the Nominating Committee, a person must file a petition signed by 25 Association members. Nominating petitions must be filed with the Secretary at Association headquarters not later than Friday, January 11, 2008. Nominees for district representative must be accredited to the state for which the nomination is being made and 25 Association members from the states within that district must sign the petition. While it is desirable that more than the required minimum of 25 names of members of the Association appear on the nominating petitions, only 25 names of signers of any petition will be included in the material provided to the Nominating Committee. Only signatures of members of the Association will be counted. Each nominating petition must be accompanied by a typewritten list of names and addresses of the signers in the order in which they appear on the petition. Petitions for nominations must specify which position the petitioner seeks; no person may petition for more than one position.

A 100-word biographical sketch of the nominee also must accompany the petition. Forms for this purpose will be provided. The biographical sketch and a list of 25 signers from the nominating petitions will be sent to the members of the Nominating Committee prior to their meeting in February.

Nominating petitions may be obtained from the Secretary at the headquarters office of the American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark Street, 21st Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60610.

Secretary
Armando Lasa-Ferrer