Self nominations will not be accepted. Four appointed positions were created on the board to increase minority participation as well as to provide representation from varying professional, geographic, and social environments. Two of the four positions will become vacant in 2001. Nominees will be screened by an 11 member ad hoc committee comprised of members from the State Bar Board Committee on Minority Representation, Women in the Profession Committee, and the Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession Committee. The ad hoc will submit to the president of the State Bar two nominations for each of the vacant positions.
Board members serve three-year staggered terms.
Criteria for Selection Any minority lawyer in good standing with the State Bar is eligible to be nominated as a minority member director, provided such lawyer has never served, or is not currently serving as a minority member director or as an elected director. To the fullest extent possible, the nominating committee shall only nominate persons who demonstrate the sensitivity and knowledge, gained from experiences in the profession and the community, necessary to represent the interests of the minority lawyers. The minority population of the area in which the candidate resides and practices. The degree of minority representation already on the State Bar Board of Directors from a particular geographic area. Demonstration of leadership ability.