Elections

2025-2026 Election Information

The application period is now closed.

Our student leaders are the voice of law students in the American Bar Association. Council members can learn leadership skills, advocate on behalf of their peers, and make connections with attorneys across the nation.

Members of the council represent law students of the United States from the east coast to the west. You can attend the next two ABA Annual Meetings, the ABA Midyear Meeting, and other events such as attending the Young Lawyers Division conferences.

All candidates or potential candidates should be familiar with the Law Student Division Election Code and Bylaws.

2025-2026 Election

The election winners are denoted by a ✓ next to their name, those who are uncontested have won the seat.

Chair

• ✓ Taylor Stamps, University of Illinois at Chicago John Marshall Law School

Vice-Chair

• Steve Chu, Seton Hall University School of Law
• Dylan King, University of Arkansas School of Law
• Angel Armesto, St. Thomas University School of Law
• ✓ Savanna Burney, University of California Davis School of Law

Law Student at Large on the ABA BOG

• Muhammad Zia, University of Arkansas School of Law
• ✓ Marc Hawk, University of the District of Columbia David. A Clarke School of Law
• Levi Brake, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Delegate of Diversity and Inclusion

• Alex Jacobs-Hajian, University of New Hampshire School of Law
• Precious J Taylor, Southern Illinois University School of Law
• ✓ Breanna Magee, Southern University Law Center

Delegate of Communications

•  Nicholas Caicedo, New York Law School
• ✓ Sandra Edwards, University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law
•  Aisha Sanwal, University of San Francisco School of Law

Delegate of Programming

•  ✔ Francesqa Kaggwa, Tulane University Law School

Delegate of Mental Health

• ✔ Corie Scott-Hagrety, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law

Non-Elected Positions

Legal Education Director

• Pending

Student Editor-in-Chief

• Brieanna DaSilva, Hamline University School of Law

Candidate Campaigning Resources

To help you find what you’re looking for, below are links to essential Division resources and information:

• ABA Reps and SBA Presidents Directory 
• Law Student Division Calendar of Events: Don’t miss another event or activity. Mark your calendar and make your plans now.
• Join the Facebook Group for ABA Reps.

Contact [email protected] for any questions.

Voting Information

LSD elections are underway, the voting members consist of ABA Representatives, SBA Presidents and LSD Liaison. Voting will start April 7th and close April 11 at 11:59 pm CST. You will receive an electronic ballot, if you do not receive a ballot please contact ABA staff Lydia Calder or ABA Law Student Division

Eligible to vote in the LSD Elections

• ABA Representatives
• SBA Presidents and
• LSD Liaison

Q&A Sessions with the candidates can be found below

• Vice Chair: Q&A with ABA LSD Council Vice Chair Candidates
• Law Student At-Large on the ABA Board of Governors: Q&A Law Student at Large Board of Governors
• Delegate of Communications, Publications, and Outreach: Q&A Delegate of Communications
• Delegate of Diversity and Inclusion: Q&A Delegate of Diversity

Visit the Law Student YouTube page for more content.

Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration for one of these positions, you must complete this form in its entirety, including the required attachments — your Required Certification Form PDF, statement/resume PDF, headshot image, publicly available video statement link (optional, 5-minute maximum time limit, and not needed for editorial positions), and for editorial positions only links or single PDF of three non-academic writing samples (blog, news, or social media).