The Nominating Committee, chaired by Diane F. Bosse, Special Counsel at Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., presents the following slate to the Council and the Section for election in August 2022. To read the full announcement and nominee bios, click here.
Chair (automatic under Section Bylaws)
Joseph K. West
Partner and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Duane Morris LLP
Washington, DC
Chair-Elect
Election to a One-Year Term
Honorable Bridget Mary McCormack
Chief Justice
Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, MI
Vice Chair
Election to a One-Year Term
David A. Brennen
Professor and Former Dean
University of Kentucky College of Law
Lexington, Kentucky
Members-at-Large
Election to a Three-Year Term
David R. Anderson (Public Member)
President
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Josephine M. Bahn
Associate
Cozen O’Connor
Washington, DC
Re-election to a Three-Year Term
Mary Lu Bilek
Dean (Retired)
The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law
Long Island City, New York
Thomas C. Galligan Jr.
President Emeritus, LSU
Professor, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Law Student Division Member
Election to a One-Year Term
Andrew Crane
Michigan State University College of Law
JD Expected May 2024
The election of Council officers and members will take place at the Section’s annual business meeting, Friday, August 5, during the ABA Annual Meeting.
Article IX, Section 2 of the Bylaws of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar provides that one or more additional nominations may be made for any designated seat on the Council, including officers of the Council (except Chairperson, Immediate Past Chairperson, and representative of the Young Lawyers Division), by petition signed by not less than 50 members of the Section in good standing, not more than 10 of whom are residents of any one state. A person so nominated shall be called the "petitioner". The petition shall specify which nominee the petitioner is challenging and shall state that the petitioner has agreed to the nomination and meets the criteria for the position being sought. The petition shall be delivered in person or by mail to the Section Office at the Association headquarters and must be received no later than June 1. The Secretary shall thereupon confirm that such individual is eligible to serve if elected.