Presidential Appointments 2006 - 2007 Online Recommendation Form
Karen J. Mathis    President-Elect    Presidential    Appointments    Committee	Dear Colleague: As President-Elect I am privileged to make appointments to Association committees and other entities. Your participation in that process is most welcome. The ABA President-Elect makes approximately 600 appointments to standing committees, special committees, commissions, and other entities and initiatives. The online guide on this website lists and describes the available appointments, describes how each appointment fits into the overall organization, and suggests experience that may be helpful in connection with appointments. In recent years, the number of highly qualified applicants has far exceeded the number of positions available. If you do not receive an appointment this year, please consider reapplying in the future. All Association members are eligible for a Presidential appointment. The online process begins on December 1, 2005, and the deadline for all submissions is March 1, 2006. If you prefer to submit a hard copy of the application form rather than completing the on-line application, please download the application here. Then fax or mail the application to: Megan Potter American Bar Association 321 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60611 Fax: 312.988.5100 An appointments committee will assist me in making these appointments. We offer the following suggestions to members who are interested in making an application or nomination: Focus on your or your nominee’s true interest. If you are applying on your own behalf or for another, a better 'fit' between the Association's needs and the applicant’s talents will be achieved if we know what strong interests the candidate has. You will see that the online form is designed for appointment to a specific entity. Tell us about your or your nominee’s relevant experience. A proven record of volunteer work and leadership in the organized bar - including a state, local or speciality bar - will enhance the nominee’s application. For an appointment that concerns a substantive area of the law, strong practical experience in that area is as desirable as service in the organized bar. When applying for more than one committee appointment, be sure to fill out a separate form for each position and provide only background experience relevant to the specific committee. Request what you or your nominee care about. If experience to date does not rise to the level of the nominee’s ambition, please give us reasons for considering the appointment, nonetheless. If we are unable to make the appointment requested, we will do our best to direct you or your nominee to an appointment or other opportunity commensurate with current experience and interests, and one that may help the nominee progress toward a future appointment. Indicate alternate choices. Feel free to apply or nominate a member for more than one appointment. Let us know at least one alternate in the event that we are unable to accommodate the first choice. The "one appointment" rule will be followed with all appointments, but alternate choices increase the chance of receiving an appointment. Tell us about yourself or your nominee. Please let us know a little about yourself or your nominee. The appointments committee will read whatever you write. You may also support the application/nomination with recommendations from members who know the nominee. Distinguish yourself or your nominee. The appointments process is an opportunity to encourage participation in the Association’s leadership by a wide diversity of members. If appointing you or your nominee will make the Association more inclusive, or provide unusual but useful experience or perspective, please indicate such facts in the application/nomination.
Committee Choices Before you complete the form, you may want to take a moment to review the committees listed below. To obtain current committee member information, return to the on-line form and Left Click on the name of a committee to highlight your choice, then Left Click on the "Current Members" button. To obtain more information regarding a committee, Left Click on the name of the committee to highlight your choice, then Left Click on the "Committee Info" button. If the committee has a website, a new window will open with the committee website. If the committee does not have a website, a new window will open with the jurisdictional statement of the committee.
---------- STANDING COMMITTEES: ---------- AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS ARMED FORCES LAW BAR ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES CLIENT PROTECTION CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS DELIVERY OF LEGAL SERVICES CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION ELECTION LAW -- ELECTION LAW - ADVISORY COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY -- JUDGES ADVISORY COMMITTEE FEDERAL JUDICIAL IMPROVEMENTS FEDERAL JUDICIARY (Circuits 2nd, 3rd,6th, 7th,9th,10th,11th) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (3rd Circuit) GAVEL AWARDS FEDERAL JUDICIARY (2nd Circuit) GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS GROUP AND PREPAID LEGAL SERVICES JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE LAW AND NATIONAL SECURITY -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE-LAW AND NATIONAL SECURITY LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE-LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAWYER REFERRAL AND INFORMATION SERVICE LAWYERS' PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY LEGAL AID AND INDIGENT DEFENDANTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY MEETINGS AND TRAVEL MEMBERSHIP NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF LAWYERS AND CPAS PARALEGALS -- PARALEGALS - APPROVAL COMMISSION PRO BONO AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE PROFESSIONALISM PUBLIC EDUCATION -- PUBLIC EDUCATION - ADVISORY COMMISSION PUBLISHING OVERSIGHT SPECIALIZATION STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS SUBSTANCE ABUSE -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE-SUBSTANCE ABUSE TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS GUN VIOLENCE FEDERAL JUDICIARY (7th Circuit) ALI-ABA CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FEDERAL JUDICIARY (6th Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (11th Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (10th Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (9th Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (8th Circuit) STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ---------- SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND COMMISIONS: ---------- AFRICA LAW INITIATIVE COUNCIL ALI-ABA CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMISSION ON THE AMERICAN JURY PROJECT (Chair only) ASIA LAW INITIATIVE COUNCIL BIOETHICS AND THE LAW -- CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISORY COUNCIL CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRAL EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN LAW INITIATIVE COALITION FOR JUSTICE DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT DEATH PENALTY REPRESENTATION PROJECT CENTER FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION ON HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE - COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION COMMISSION ON INTEREST ON LAWYER TRUST ACCOUNTS LATIN AMERICA LAW INITIATIVE COUNCIL COMMISSION ON LAW AND AGING COMMISSION ON LAWYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS -- ADVISORY COMMISSION - COMMISSION ON LAWYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA LAW INITIATIVE COMMISSION ON DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE PROFESSION COALITION ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC JUSTICE COMMISSION ON WOMEN IN THE PROFESSION COUNCIL FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE ABA FUND FOR JUSTICE AND EDUCATION EDITORIAL BOARD ABA/BNA LAWYERS' MANUAL ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT LEGAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND SELECTION COMMITTEE COMMISSION ON DISASTER RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS ABA RULE OF LAW INITIATIVE COMMISSION ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY ABA UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE AND OBSERVERS COMMISSION ON THE WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT COMMISSION ON YOUTH AT RISK -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE - COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION COMMISSION ON HISPANIC LEGAL RIGHTS COMMISSION ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE NATION'S SCHOOLS COMMISSION ON ETHICS 20/20 LEGAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE COMMISSION ON YOUTH AT RISK ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE, HISPANIC LEGAL RIGHTS
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