american bar association

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

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Thank You!