North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 27 - STATE BAR › Chapter 01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Section .1000 - MODEL BYLAWS FOR USE BY JUDICIAL DISTRICT BARS › Section 01A .1004 - OFFICERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The officers of the District Bar shall be a President, a
					 Vice President, and Secretary and/or Treasurer who shall be selected and shall
					 serve for the terms set out herein.
(1) President: The President serving at the
				  time these bylaws are effective shall continue to serve for a term ending at
				  the next annual meeting following the adoption or effective date of these
				  bylaws. The President for the following term shall be the then current Vice
				  President. Thereafter, the duly elected Vice President shall automatically
				  succeed to the office of the President for a term of one, two, or three
				  years.
(2) Vice President: The Vice
				  President serving at the time these bylaws are effective shall continue to
				  serve for a term ending at the next annual meeting following the adoption or
				  effective date of these bylaws, at which time said Vice President shall succeed
				  to the office of the President. Thereafter, the Vice President shall be elected
				  at the annual meeting as hereinafter provided for a term of one, two, or three
				  years.
(3) Secretary and/or
				  Treasurer: The Secretary and/or the Treasurer serving at the time these bylaws
				  are effective shall each continue to serve in their respective offices until
				  the expiration of the term of that office or until successors are appointed by
				  the President (or be elected by the active members of the District Bar),
				  whichever occurs later. In all other years, the Secretary and/or Treasurer
				  shall be appointed by the President (or be elected by the active members of the
				  District Bar) to serve for a term of one, two, or three years.
(4) Election: Before (or at) the annual
				  meeting at which officers are to be elected, the Nominating Committee shall
				  submit the names of its nominees for the office of Vice President to the
				  Secretary. Nominations from the floor shall be permitted. If no candidate
				  receives a majority of the votes cast, the candidate with the lowest number of
				  votes shall be eliminated and a run-off election shall immediately be held
				  among the remaining candidates. This procedure shall be repeated until a
				  candidate receives a majority of the votes.
(5) Duties: The duties of the officers shall
				  be those usual and customary for such officers, including such duties as may
				  from time to time designated by resolutions of the District Bar, the North
				  Carolina State Bar Council or the laws of the State of North
				  Carolina.
(6) Vacancies: If a
				  vacancy in the office of the Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer occurs, the
				  vacancy will be filled by the Board of Directors, if any, and if there is no
				  Board of Directors, then by the vote of the active members at a special meeting
				  of such members. The successor shall serve until the next annual meeting of the
				  District Bar. If the office of the President becomes vacant, the Vice President
				  shall succeed to the office of the President and the Board of Directors, if
				  any, and if there is no Board of Directors, then by the vote of the active
				  members at a special meeting of such members, will select a new Vice President,
				  who shall serve until the next annual meeting.
(7) Notification: Within 10 days following
				  the annual meeting, or the filling of a vacancy in any office, the President
				  shall notify the Executive Director of the North Carolina State Bar of the
				  names, addresses and telephone numbers of all officers of the District
				  Bar.
(8) Record of Bylaws: The
				  President shall ensure that a current copy of these bylaws is filed with the
				  office of the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge with the
				  _________________________ Judicial District and with the Executive Director of
				  the North Carolina State Bar.
(9)
				  Removal from Office: The District Bar, by a two-thirds vote of its active
				  members present at a duly called meeting, may, after due notice and an
				  opportunity to be heard, remove from office any officer who has engaged in
				  conduct which renders the officer unfit to serve, or who has become disabled,
				  or for other good cause. The office of any officer who, during his or her term
				  of office ceases to be an active member of the North Carolina State Bar shall
				  immediately be deemed vacant and shall be filled as provided in Item (6) of
				  this Rule.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 84-4;
Eff. March 7,
					 1996.