Clerk's Comments: Delegates Shine in YLD Midyear Assembly
By Chauntis T. Jenkins
Chauntis T. Jenkins is the current YLD Assembly Clerk for the 2007–2008 year. She is a partner at Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana. Please share any comments or concerns with her at cjenkins@phjlaw.com.
The ABA Midyear Meeting not only offered a peek at Grammy nominees but also included stellar performance by ABA YLD Assembly delegates:
• the credentials team certified 180 delegates;
• forty states were represented in the Assembly;
• delegates included representatives from the ABA Law Student Division, the National Bar Association, the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, and the Federal and Military Bar;
• at least 90 percent of delegate nominations were submitted before the Midyear Meeting;
• we received positive feedback regarding the November 2007 and February 2008 delegate conference calls held before the Midyear Assembly; and
• over forty
affiliate representatives participated in the Assembly’s telephone conferences.
As the ABA Annual Meeting in August 2008 approaches, please mark the following dates on your calendar:
•June 11, 2008: First “Make Your Voice Heard” teleconference call to discuss submission of affiliate delegate information to ABA YLD and Assembly for Annual Meeting.
• June 20, 2008: Local affiliates must submit delegate nominations to their state chairs.
• June 27, 2008: State affiliate chairs must submit delegate names to the ABA YLD.
• July 30, 2008: Second “ABA YLD Assembly Preview” teleconference call with affiliates to discuss Assembly resolutions and certification process at Annual Meeting.
Kudos to Certification Team members Andre Carman, Hughie Hunt, Lynlee Palmer, Maressa Lisette, Scott Laufenberg, Jessika Rovell, and Ethan Tidmore, who assisted with the certification process at the Midyear Meeting. I look forward to working with delegates at the upcoming 2008 Annual Meeting Assembly for another great experience.
