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  • October 01, 2004

    Inside the Bar October 2004: State Bar seeks ABA delegate, petitions due Oct. 25

    Due to in-state membership in the State Bar rising above 14,000, the State Bar Board of Governors will elect a fifth delegate to the American Bar Association's (ABA) House of Delegates. The delegate will be elected at the Nov. 5 board meeting in Madison.

    Inside the Bar
    October 2004

    State Bar seeks ABA delegate, petitions due Oct. 25

    Due to in-state membership in the State Bar rising above 14,000, the State Bar Board of Governors will elect a fifth delegate to the American Bar Association's (ABA) House of Delegates. The delegate will be elected at the Nov. 5 board meeting in Madison.

    The delegate's responsibilities include: establishing ABA association policy and defining the ABA's position on professional and public issues; electing the ABA's officers and Board of Governors after receiving nominations from the ABA Nominating Committee; amending the ABA's bylaws and constitution (jointly with the ABA Assembly of Members); creating or disbanding association committees and sections; and setting membership dues after conferring with the ABA Board of Governors.

    During the two-year term, delegates attend each House meeting, participate in its proceedings, and discharge the House's responsibilities. Delegates also keep their constituencies apprised of House actions and, to the extent possible, of matters pending before the House. They also assist constituent entities in presenting issues of concern for debate and action by the House.

    In July, the State Bar Board of Governors unanimously approved applying to the ABA for the fifth delegate. Gov. John Macy chaired a committee that studied the funding, selection process, and reporting requirements of State Bar delegates. The board approved the position at its September meeting.

    The two-year term for the fifth position began at the end of the ABA's 2004 Annual Convention in August. The first ABA House of Delegates meeting for this delegate's term will be in February 2005.

    Members interested in representing the State Bar in this capacity should review the State Bar Bylaws, article III, section 11, for election qualifications and procedure (see page 651 of the 2004 Wisconsin Lawyer Directory). Nomination petitions, which must be endorsed by at least 10 members of the Board of Governors, must be filed with State Bar Executive Director George Brown by Oct. 25. Petitions filed after this date will be considered but cannot be mailed to the board before the Nov. 5 meeting.

    Print a petition or contact Jan Marks at (800) 444-9404, ext. 6106, (608) 250-6106, or email jmarks@wisbar.org.


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