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January 2004Opportunities for Service2004 Notice of Board of Governors Election Four positions on the WSBA Board of Governors will be up for election this year. These are the governors representing the 2nd, 4th, 7th-Central*, and 9th Congressional Districts. These positions are currently held by Jon E. Ostlund (2nd District), Robert M. Boggs (4th District), Carl J. Carlson (7th-Central District), and Bryce H. Dille (9th District). The WSBA bylaws provide that any member in good standing, except a member previously elected to the Board of Governors, may be nominated for the office of governor from the congressional district (or geographical region within the 7th Congressional District*) in which such member is entitled to vote. Nominations are made by filing a statement of interest and a biographical statement of no more than 100 words. Generally, members are entitled to vote in the congressional district in which the member resides. All active out-of-state WSBA members are eligible to vote in the district of the address of their agent within Washington for the purpose of receiving service of process as required by APR 5(e), or, if specifically designated to the executive director, within the district of their primary Washington practice. Nomination forms are available from the Office of the Executive Director, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330; 206-727-8244; and the WSBA website at www.wsba.org/info/bog. The WSBA executive director must receive nomination forms by 5 p.m. March 1, 2004. The Board of Governors determines the official dates of the election. Ballots are mailed April 15 and counted approximately May 15. Note: The biographical statements of nominated candidates will be published in the April issue of Bar News. *The 7th Congressional District is divided into three subdistricts, East, Central, and West. These subdistricts are distinguished by zip codes, and each has one elected governor. For the coming year, the central subdistrict (zip codes 98101, 98102, 98103, 98104, 98108, 98109, 98111, 98112, 98114, 98124, 98134, 98138, 98148, 98154, 98158, 98161, 98164, 98166, 98168, 98174, 98181, 98184, 98188, and 98191) will elect a new governor. Call for Applications for One of Two Board of Governors At-Large Seats To increase member representation on the Board of Governors, the WSBA bylaws provide for two at-large seats. The full text of the bylaws can be reviewed at www.wsba.org/bylaws. One of those seats is up for election to a three-year term commencing at the close of the annual meeting in September 2004. Persons interested in filling an at-large position should submit a letter of application. The deadline for receipt of applications at the WSBA office is March 1, 2004. The Board of Governors will elect the at-large governor at their meeting on June 11, 2004. The application should include a statement addressing how the applicant believes he or she meets the intent specified in Article III, Section M. There is no intent that these seats are dedicated to or rotationally filled by any one element of diversity or group of members. M. ELECTION OF AT-LARGE GOVERNORS. Any active member of the Bar, except a member previously elected to the Board of Governors, may apply for the office of At-Large Governor. Filing of applications shall be in accordance with Section C of this Article, except that any candidate who has run for and failed to win a Congressional District position in that election year may supplement his or her application to run for an at-large position within 7 calendar days of the announcement of the election results. At the regularly scheduled June meeting of the Board of Governors following the regular election of Governors from Congressional Districts, or at a special meeting called for that purpose, the Board of Governors shall elect additional Governors from the active membership at-large. Election may be by a secret written ballot. There shall be two at-large Governor positions to be filled with persons who, in the Board's sole discretion, have the experience and knowledge of the needs of those lawyers whose membership is or may be historically under-represented in governance, or who represent some of the diverse elements of the public of the State of Washington, to the end that the Board of Governors will be a more diverse and representative body than the results of the election of Governors based solely on Congressional districts may allow. Under-representation and diversity may be based upon the discretionary determination of the Board of Governors at the time of the election of any at-large Governor to include, but not be limited to, age, race, sex, geography, areas and types of practice, and years of membership, provided that no single factor shall be determinative. Members interested in the at-large positions on the Board of Governors should submit a letter of application and résumé to the Office of the Executive Director, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330; oed@wsba.org. Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington The WSBA Board of Governors is accepting letters of interest and résumés from members interested in serving a three-year term on the Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington (two positions). A written expression of interest and a résumé are also required for any incumbent seeking reappointment. The three-year terms will commence in February 2004. The Bench-Bar-Press Committee was formed in 1963 to foster better understanding and working relationships among judges, lawyers, and journalists. Its mission is to seek to accommodate, as much as possible, the tension between the constitutional values of free press and fair trial through educational events and relationship building. The committee is chaired by the Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court and includes representatives from the legal profession, judiciary, law enforcement, and news media. The committee meets as a whole once or twice each year. Subcommittees of volunteers are organized on an ad hoc basis to plan and execute events. Further information about the committee can be found at www.wsba.org/media/benchbar. Please submit letters of interest and résumés to the Bar Leaders Division, WSBA, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330; or e-mail barleaders@wsba.org. |
