International Visitors Program
The ABA Professional Program for International Visitors is a special part of our overall international involvement.
Office of the President
The Office of the President assists the ABA presidential officers as they promote the legal profession. Judy Perry Martinez is the President of the ABA (2019-2020).
President Judy Perry Martinez
Judy Perry Martinez of Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn in New Orleans is president of the American Bar Association.
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Feb. 17
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Midyear Meeting 2020: ABA President pledges renewed push for judicial independence, due process
In her address to the ABA House of Delegates, ABA President Judy Perry Martinez denounces personal attacks on judges and prosecutors and urges lawyers to work with civility as they focus on seeking j…
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ABA leaders address House of Delegates
The ABA House of Delegates stood to applaud as ABA President Judy Perry Martinez gave a robust defense of the judiciary and prosecutors in her address to the House on Feb. 17 at the Midyear Meeting i…
President-Elect
Patricia Lee Refo
Patricia Lee Refo, a partner at Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix, is president-elect of the American Bar Association and, in August 2020, will become president of the largest voluntary association of attorneys and legal professionals in the world.
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The on-line nomination system for Presidential Committee Appointments is open now through February 21st. This year, ABA President-Elect Patricia Lee Refo will make approximately 600 appointments to ABA Standing and Special Committees, Commissions and Task Forces. The nomination website includes information on the committees and the appointments process.
Immediate Past President
Bob Carlson
Bob Carlson, a shareholder with the Butte, Montana, law firm of Corette Black Carlson & Mickelson, P.C., is immediate past president of the American Bar Association.
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