AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION House of Delegates New Member Orientation
The Officers of the ABA Robert M. Carlson, Chair, House of Delegates Laurel G. Bellows, President James R. Silkenat, President-Elect Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, Immediate Past President
The Officers of the ABA Hon. Cara Lee T. Neville, Secretary Lucian T. Pera, Treasurer
The Board of Governors Who is it? Ø Acts on behalf of ABA between meetings of the House Ø 40 members 8 officers of the ABA 18 district representatives 13 members-at-large 1 law student non-voting member
Nominating Committee Who is it? Ø Ø Ø 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 Ø Ø Ø What is it? Who is it? How does it work?
The House of Delegates What is it? Ø Ø Ø Makes policy Elects Officers Administers ABA
The House of Delegates Who is it? Ø DIVERSITY makes the House work ! ! !
The House of Delegates Who is it? Ø Get Involved! ØWomen’s Caucus ØState Bar Caucus ØMinority Caucus ØSolo and Small Firm Lawyers Caucus
The House of Delegates Who is it? Composition of the House of Delegates Ø 52 State Delegates Ø Ø Ø 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 Delegates How It Works Ø Ø Meets twice a year Seating chart House Signature Roster Supplemental Folder • • Ø Late Reports Amendments/Revisions 177 A – Board Transmittal 177 – Board Informational Report Board recommendations
The House of Delegates How It Works Ø Final • • • Calendar Regular Orders Special Orders Consent Calendar
The House of Delegates How It Works
The House of Delegates How 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 Delegates How It Works RECOMMENDATION - Report No. 302 RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges Congress to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U. S. C. § 2000 e-5(e), and federal age or disability employment discrimination laws to ensure that in claims involving discrimination in pay, the statute of limitation runs from each paycheck reflecting an improper disparity. The recommendation was amended to read as follows: (Weiner Amendment) RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges Congress to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U. S. C. § 2000 e-5(e), and federal age or disability employment discrimination laws to ensure that in claims involving discrimination in compensation, the statute of limitations runs from each payment reflecting the claimed unlawful disparity.
The House of Delegates How It Works Ø Voting • No proxy voting • Must be in your seat or in well of House • Abstention
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed Ø ABA’s website
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed ØEmails with links to the House of Delegates website
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed ØNew Look to the House of Delegates website
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed Ø Sneak Preview • Assists delegates in communicating with their constituencies • 3 months before meeting
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed Ø Preliminary Agenda • Description of recommendations • On website after filing deadline
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed Ø Executive Summary • Summary of each Recommendation, reasons for adoption, a summary of its potential impact and minority view • On website after filing deadline
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed Ø Summary of Recommendations • Official “call of the meeting” • On website approximately 5 weeks prior to meeting
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed Ø Reports • Bound Book of Reports with Recommendations mailed to you and on website • Informational Reports on website • Report 400 at Annual Meetings only
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed Ø During the meeting • Daily Journal
Meeting Materials: How to Stay Informed Ø After • • • the meeting Select Committee Report Summary of Action Implementation Letters
How to Stay Informed Ø Reference Materials • Delegate Handbook • Online Policy and Procedures Handbook (Greenbook) • Online Constitution and Bylaws • Summary of House Rules of Procedures • Online Redbook
The House of Delegates How It Works Ø Reimbursement • 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
Committees of the House • • Credentials and Admissions Delegate Involvement Drafting Issues of Concern to the Legal Profession Resolution and Impact Review Rules and Calendar Select Technology and Communications
Staff Support Ø Policy and Governance Group Your information resource for the House of Delegates and the Board of Governors ØMarina B. Jacks, Chief Governance Officer ØAlpha M. Brady, Director
Thank You! www. americanbar. org House of Delegates
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