News A Call to Leadership in the Arkansas Bar Association
Nominating petitions due March 31, 2010
The House of Delegates and Board of Governors address matters important to the legal system, our Association and every attorney in Arkansas. For example, the House decides Association policy on new initiatives before the Arkansas Supreme Court and on legislation before the General Assembly affecting the legal system. Recent examples include rules governing electronic discovery and the Association’s legislative package. The Board handles the business aspects of the Association plus keeps up with trends affecting the legal profession. Being in the House or on the Board is a chance to get acquainted with lawyers all over the state, to be recognized as the representative of lawyers within the individual’s district, and to help shape the future of the profession. Election Process For both Delegates and Governors, a nomination petition signed by three current members of the Association who reside in the geographical area of election, must be filed with the Secretary at the Arkansas Bar Association, 2224 Cottondale Lane, Little Rock, AR 72202, no later than March 31, 2010. A sample petition is available from the Association’s office or Web site. The petitions and current members of both bodies are listed under “About Us” on the Association’s Web site at www.arkbar.com.
Schedule For Election to the House of Delegates Spring 2010
Schedule For Election to the Board of Governors Spring 2010 District 1-BG 8-BG 10-BG 12-BG 17-BG 18-BG
County(ies)
One Governor to be elected
Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi Washington Sebastian Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski All Are Three Year Terms
Qualifications for Board of Governors The attorney must reside in the geographical area for the Board of Governors’ position and must have served one year in the House of Delegates or must have been an Association member for seven years by the time of joining the Board of Governors in June.
Qualifications for YLS Chair-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer & District Representatives Nominating petitions Must be Filed by April 1, 2010 The YLS Officers shall be elected by the majority of those present and voting at the annual Meeting of the Young Lawyers Section, which will occur during the June Annual Meeting of the Association. The Chair-Elect for 2010-11 will be nominated from District B (formerly South & East District). For more information on nominations and qualifications of officers go to www.arkbar.com/what’s new/YLS nominations. 8
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District A-1 A-2 A-3 A-7 B C-3 C-5 C-6 C-8 C-9 C-10 C-12 C-13
County(ies)
No. of Delegates to be elected
Benton Washington Crawford, Sebastian, Franklin & Johnson Marion, Baxter, Fulton, Searcy, Stone & Izard Pulaski Craighead Crittendon, Cross, St. Francis, Woodruff, White & Cleburne Van Buren & Faulkner Grant, Jefferson, Arkansas, Lincoln, Phillips & Lee Dallas, Cleveland, Ouchita, Calhoun, Bradley, Drew, Ashley, Desha, Chicot, Columbia, & Union Miller Garland Saline & Hot Spring
2 Delegates 4 Delegates 1 Delegate 1 Delegate 11 Delegates* 1 Delegate 2 Delegates 1 Delegate 1 Delegate 1 Delegate
1 Delegate 1 Delegate 1 Delegate
All Are Three Year Terms *Except One District B Delegate is for a One-Year Term Qualifications for House of Delegates The attorney must be an Association member residing within the Delegate District.