Several LSBA leadership positions are open in the 2022-23 election cycle, including seats on the Board of Governors, LSBA House of Delegates, Nominating Committee, Young Lawyers Division and American Bar Association House of Delegates. On Sept. 26, notice of the action of the Nominating Committee and self-qualification forms were provided to the membership. Deadline for return of nominations by petition and qualification forms is Monday, Oct. 24.
First election ballots will be available to members on Monday, Nov. 21. Deadline for electronically casting votes is Monday, Dec. 19. Balloting will be conducted electronically only, as approved by the LSBA Board of Governors and provided for in the Association’s Articles of Incorporation. No paper ballots will be provided.
Patrick A. Talley, Jr. of New Orleans and Valerie T. Schexnayder of Baton Rouge have been nominated for 2023-24 LSBA president-elect and 2023-25 LSBA secretary, respectively. The LSBA’s Nominating Committee formulated these recommendations on Aug. 25 and presented its report to the Board of Governors on Aug. 27. The president-elect will automatically assume the presidency in 2024-25.
According to the president-elect rotation, the nominee must have his/her preferred mailing address in Nominating Committee District 1 (parishes of Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany).
According to the secretary rotation, the nominee must have his/her preferred mailing address in Nominating Committee District 2 (parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana).
The Young Lawyers Division (YLD) nominated Collin R. Melancon of New Orleans for 2023-24 YLD secretary. Current Secretary Kristen D. Amond of New Orleans will automatically assume the post of 2023-24 YLD chair-elect.
Other positions to be filled in the 2022-23 elections are:
Board of Governors (three-year terms beginning at the adjournment of the 2023 LSBA Annual Meeting and ending at the adjournment of the 2026 LSBA Annual Meeting) — one member each from the First, Second, Third and Fifth Board Districts.
LSBA House of Delegates (two-year terms beginning at the commencement of the 2023 LSBA Annual Meeting and ending at the commencement of the 2025 LSBA Annual Meeting) — one delegate from each of the Twentieth through Forty-Second Judicial Districts, plus one additional delegate for every additional district judge in each district.
Nominating Committee (15 members, one-year terms beginning at the adjournment of the 2023 LSBA Annual Meeting and ending at the adjournment of the 2024 LSBA Annual Meeting) — District 1A, Orleans Parish, four members; District 1B, parishes of Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany, one member; District 2A, East Baton Rouge Parish, two members; District 2B, Jefferson Parish, two members; District 2C, parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana, one member; District 3A, Lafayette Parish, one member; District 3B, parishes of Acadia, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion, one member; District 3C, parishes of Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, St. Landry and Vernon, one member; District 3D, parishes of Bossier and Caddo, one member; and District 3E, parishes of Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Tensas, Union, Webster, West Carroll and Winn, one member.
Young Lawyers Division Secretary (2023-24 term), nominee shall be a resident of or actively practicing law in any parish in Louisiana, based on preferred mailing address. Petitions for nomination must be signed by 15 members of the Young Lawyers Division. Also to be elected, one representative each from the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth districts (two-year terms).
American Bar Association House of Delegates (must be members of the American Bar Association) — one delegate from the membership at large. The delegate will serve a two-year term, beginning with the adjournment of the 2023 ABA Annual Meeting and expiring at the adjournment of the 2025 ABA Annual Meeting, as provided in Paragraph 6.4(e) of the ABA Constitution.
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