The election of Council officers and members will take place at the Section's Annual Business Meeting, Saturday, August 4, 11:30 a.m. at the Swissotel, 323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago.

The following names have been placed into nomination.

Chair: (automatic under the Bylaws)
Kent Syverud
Dean
Washington University School of Law

Chair-Elect:
The Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr.
Chief Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio  

Vice Chair:
Joan S. Howland
Associate Dean and Professor
University of Minnesota Law School

Secretary:
Raymond C.  Pierce 
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina

Council Members:

James M. Klein
Distinguished Visiting Professor
Charleston School of Law

Cynthia Nance
Dean Emeritus & Professor
University of Arkansas School of Law (Fayetteville)

Antonio García-Padilla
Dean Emeritus & Professor
University of Puerto Rico School of Law

The Honorable Jequita H. Napoli
Special Judge
Cleveland County District Court
Norman, Oklahoma

Nominated for re-election:  

The Honorable Rebecca White Berch
Chief Justice
Arizona Supreme Court

Tracy Allen Giles, Esq.
Giles & Lambert, P.C.
Roanoke, Virginia

Maureen A. O’Rourke
Dean
Boston University School of Law

Law Student Division Member:
Erika Robinson
University of South Carolina School of Law
J.D. Candidate, 2013

House of Delegates Representatives

The Honorable Ruth V. McGregor (retired)
Phoenix, Arizona


Biographies of the Nominees