Presidential Appointments 2009 - 2010 Online Recommendation Form
Carolyn B Lamm  President-Elect	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 provides guidance for your participation in the appointments process. In recent years, the number of highly qualified applicants has far exceeded the number of positions available. The Advisory Committee and President must choose among many highly qualified individuals and balance many factors when making appointments, including applicants’ substantive background, as well as the geographic and demographic diversity of the Association’s entities. If you, or the person you nominate does not receive an appointment this year, I hope you will understand the constraints we are working under and consider reapplying in the future. All Association members are eligible for a Presidential appointment. The online process begins on December 1, 2008, and the deadline for all submissions is March 2, 2009. If you prefer to submit a hard copy of the application form rather than completing the on-line application, please download the application form here and then mail or fax the application to: Kay Mastronardi American Bar Association 321 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60610 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 or local 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 one 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, 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 committee’s jurisdictional statement.
---------- STANDING COMMITTEES: ---------- AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS ARMED FORCES LAW BAR ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES CLIENT PROTECTION CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION DELIVERY OF LEGAL SERVICES ELECTION LAW -- ELECTION LAW - ADVISORY COMMISSION ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY -- JUDGES ADVISORY COMMITTEE FEDERAL JUDICIAL IMPROVEMENTS FEDERAL JUDICIARY (2nd Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (3rd Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (6th Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (7th Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (9th Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (10th Circuit) FEDERAL JUDICIARY (11th Circuit) GAVEL AWARDS GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS GROUP AND PREPAID LEGAL SERVICES GUN VIOLENCE 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 ALI-ABA CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FEDERAL JUDICIARY (8th Circuit) ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FEDERAL JUDICIARY (Circuits 2nd, 3rd,6th, 7th,9th,10th,11th) STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ---------- SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND COMMISIONS: ---------- AFRICA LAW INITIATIVE COUNCIL COMMISSION ON THE AMERICAN JURY PROJECT (Chair only) ASIA LAW INITIATIVE COUNCIL BIOETHICS AND THE LAW CENTRAL EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN LAW INITIATIVE COMMISSION ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE NATION'S SCHOOLS DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT DEATH PENALTY REPRESENTATION PROJECT COMMISSION ON DISASTER RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION ON DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION ON ETHICS 20/20 EDITORIAL BOARD ABA/BNA LAWYERS' MANUAL ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT ABA FUND FOR JUSTICE AND EDUCATION COMMISSION ON HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMISSION ON HISPANIC LEGAL RIGHTS -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE, HISPANIC LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS -- CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISORY COUNCIL 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 LEGAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND SELECTION COMMITTEE LEGAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA LAW INITIATIVE COUNCIL FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE CENTER FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY COMMISSION ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE PROFESSION COALITION ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC JUSTICE ABA RULE OF LAW INITIATIVE COMMISSION ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY ABA UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE AND OBSERVERS COMMISSION ON WOMEN IN THE PROFESSION COMMISSION ON YOUTH AT RISK COMMISSION ON YOUTH AT RISK ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE - COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION COMMISSION ON THE WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT COALITION FOR JUSTICE ALI-ABA CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION When applying for The Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, make sure to specify 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th circuit in your statement, on the next page.
Step 1: To begin the appointment process, please complete the form below. If you will be completing multiple submissions, please submit separate forms for each application. Once you begin the process, you have approximately 30 minutes to complete your application. If this timeframe is exceeded the system may time out, and cause errors. Prior to proceeding, we suggest that you draft your recommendation statement in MS Word or another word processing application, and paste it into the box provided.