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  • January 01, 2004

    Inside the Bar January 2004: Deadlines near for State Bar elections

    Serve your colleagues, help shape the profession. Throw your hat in the ring for one of these State Bar offices.

    Inside the Bar
    January 2004

    Deadlines near for State Bar elections

    Serve your colleagues, help shape the profession. Throw your hat in the ring for one of these State Bar offices.

    State Bar offices. While the Nominating Committee recently announced its candidates for president-elect, secretary, and Judicial Council representative, nominations can still be made by filing a petition signed by 100 active Bar members and filed at the State Bar by Feb. 2. The president-elect serves a one-year term before becoming president. The secretary serves two years, and the Judicial Council representative serves three years.

    Board of Governors. Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, and 16 elect governors in 2004. District 2 elects six governors; District 9 elects three governors, and all other districts elect one governor. Governors serve two-year terms. (See page 629 of the 2003 Wisconsin Lawyer Directory for a district map.) To be considered for a seat on the Board of Governors, members must submit a petition signed by 10 active members in their district by March 1.

    For more information or to receive a State Bar officer or Board of Governors petition, contact Jan Marks at (800) 444-9404, ext. 6106, (608) 250-6106. Send petitions to the State Bar in care of Marks.

    Divisions. The State Bar's Government Lawyers (GLD) and Young Lawyers (YLD) divisions are selecting candidates to run in their 2004 elections.

    GLD members will choose three division directors to serve two-year terms. Interested GLD members are invited to write to the GLD Nominating Committee in care of the State Bar by Feb. 2.

    YLD members will choose a president-elect for a one-year term. Interested YLD members are invited to write to the YLD Nominating Committee Chair in care of the State Bar by Feb. 2. YLD directors and other officers will be elected during the annual meeting in May, by nomination from the floor.

    Send petitions to in care of the appropriate nominating committee to the State Bar of Wisconsin, Box 7158, Madison, WI 53707-7158.

    Elections take place in April. Election ballots will be mailed no later than April 9 and must be returned by April 23. All terms begin on July 1.


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