Elections Notice
The ABA Young Lawyers Division will elect its officers and other representatives at the Annual Meeting on August 9, 2025, in Toronto, ON. The officers and representatives being elected include the Secretary, Clerk, two delegates to the ABA House of Delegates, and the Division’s candidate for young-lawyer member-at-large on the ABA Board of Governors.
Each candidate must declare their candidacy by filing a written notice to that effect with the Secretary, with a copy to the Speaker and the Staff Director. No prospective candidate may campaign for election before declaring their candidacy. The window for filing a declaration of candidacy will open at the fall of gavel at the Midyear Meeting on February 1, 2025 in Phoenix, AZ. Any candidacies must be declared by no later than 90 days after the Midyear 2025 meeting.
The applicable bylaws and guidelines relating to eligibility and nomination are available from the Secretary, or on the Division’s Elections website. For more information, please contact the 2024-2025 Secretary, Lauren Barnes Williams at [email protected].