Board supports access to justice report, changes to elections rules and bylaws, and more

Our State Bar reports on the recent meeting of its Board of Governors. In addition to approving the Access the Justice Report,

On State Bar elections,

The board approved the Election Bylaws Committee’s recommendations to change the State Bar rules and bylaws to limit members to one term as president and to designate a rotation for the nomination to the office of president-elect among four geographic areas. ...

The committee was appointed in 2005 by then President Michael Guerin, following the election of Madison attorney Steve Levine who ran by self nomination against two out-state attorneys.

On Judicial sick leave,

The board unanimously adopted a public policy position, opposing Assembly Bill 31, as requested by the Bench Bar Committee. AB 31 proposes ending the option for state judges to accumulate and convert unused sick leave to post-retirement health insurance premiums.

There were also appointments to the Nomination Committee, Executive Committee, and Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation (WisTAF) board, and election of our State Bar's delegates to the ABA House of Delegates.