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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. House of Delegates New Member Orientation For 2014 Midyear Meeting. The Officers of the ABA. Robert M. Carlson, Chair, House of Delegates. James R. Silkenat, President. William C. Hubbard, President-Elect. Laurel G. Bellows, Immediate Past President. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
House of DelegatesNew Member Orientation
For2014 Midyear Meeting
The Officers of the ABA
Robert M. Carlson, Chair, House of Delegates
Laurel G. Bellows, Immediate Past President
James R. Silkenat, President
William C. Hubbard, President-Elect
The Officers of the ABA
Hon. Cara Lee T. Neville, Secretary Lucian T. Pera, Treasurer
The Officers of the ABA
Mary T. Torres, Secretary-Elect G. Nicholas Casey, Jr., Treasurer-Elect
The Board of GovernorsWho is it?
Acts on behalf of ABA
between meetings of the House
40 members
• 8 officers of the ABA
• 18 district representatives
• 13 members-at-large
• 1 law student
Nominating CommitteeWho is it?
Nominates Officers and Board of
Governors at each Midyear Meeting
House elects at the following Annual
Meeting
67 members
• 52 State Delegates• 7 Section Delegates• 1 Judicial Division Delegate• 1 Young Lawyers Division
Delegate• 6 Members-at-Large
The ABA House of Delegates
What is it?
Who is it?
How does it work?
The House of DelegatesWhat is it?
Makes Policy
Elects Officers
Administers ABA
The House of DelegatesWho is it?
DIVERSITY makes the House work ! ! !
The House of DelegatesWhat is it?
Composition of the House of Delegates
• 52 State Delegates• 231 State Bar Delegates• 74 Local Bar Delegate• 18 Delegates-at-Large• 75 Present & Former Officers and Board Members• 73 Section, Division & Conference Delegates• 2 Ex Officio Members• 28 Affiliated Organization Delegates• 1 Virgin Islands Bar Association• 1 American Samoa• 1 Guam• 1 Commonwealth of Mariana Islands• 3 Members-at-Large
The House of DelegatesWho is it?
Women’s Caucus State Bar Caucus
Minority CaucusSolo and Small Firm Lawyers
Caucus
Get Involved!
The House of DelegatesHow It Works
The House of DelegatesHow It Works
1- Consideration & Approval of Resolution by Sponsoring Entity
2- Solicitation of Co-Sponsors
3- Submission to Policy Administration for consideration by Rules and Calendar
4- Rules and Calendar Reviews Resolution for Compliance/Language
5- Rules and Calendar responds to sponsoring Entity
6- Consideration by the House of Delegates
7- If approved, Resolution becomes Association Policy
8- Governmental Affairs Office Lobbies Congress
The House of DelegatesHow It Works
Meets twice a year
Seating chart
House Signature Roster
Supplemental Folder• Late Reports• Amendments/Revisions• 177A – Board Transmittal• 177 – Board Informational Report
Board recommendations
The House of DelegatesHow It Works
• Regular Orders• Special Orders• Consent Calendar
Final Calendar (Meeting Agenda)
The House of DelegatesHow It Works
• No proxy voting• Must be in your seat or in
well of House • Abstention
Voting
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
ABA’s website
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
House of Delegates website
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
Emails with links to the House of Delegates website
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
• Assists delegates in communicating with their constituencies in advance
• 3 months before meeting
Sneak Preview
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
• Description of resolutions
• On website after filing deadline
Preliminary Agenda
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
• Summary of each resolution, reasons for adoption, a summary of its potential impact and minority view
• On website after filing deadline
Executive Summary
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
• Official “call of the meeting”
• On website approximately 5 weeks prior to meeting
Summary of Resolutions
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
• Bound Book of Reports with Resolutions mailed to you and on website
• Informational Reports on website
• Report 400 at Annual Meetings only (Archiving)
Reports
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
•During the meeting of two day meeting
Daily Journal
Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed
• Daily Journal• Select Committee Report • Summary of Action • Implementation Letters
After the Meeting
How to Stay Informed
Delegate Handbook
Online Policy and
Procedures Handbook
(Greenbook)
Online Constitution and Bylaws
Summary of House Rules
of Procedures
Online Redbook
The House of DelegatesHow It Works
• Midyear Meetings• Transportation to and from as long
as present at end of meeting• $100 per diem if House committee
meets• Annual Meetings
• No travel reimbursement• $100 per diem if House committee
meets
Reimbursement
Committees of the House
• Credentials and Admissions• Drafting• Issues of Concern to the Legal
Profession• Resolution and Impact Review• Rules and Calendar• Select• Technology and
Communications
Staff Support
Policy and Governance GroupYour information resource for the House of Delegates and the Board of GovernorsMarina B. Jacks, Associate Executive Director and Chief Governance OfficerAlpha M. Brady, Public Services Group Director and Director of Policy AdministrationRochelle E. Evans, Deputy Associate DirectorCarri L. Kerber, Assistant Director
www.americanbar.org
Thank You!