Federal Bar Association Knowing Your Circuit Vice President Richard Dellinger • Raymond J. Dowd • Alison Bachus • John Shaw Federal Bar Association • April 26-27, 2013 www.fedbar.org

Federal Bar Association Knowing Your Circuit Vice President Presenters: Raymond Dowd, Chair, Vice Presidents for the Circuits Richard Dellinger, Vice Chair, Vice Presidents for the Circuits Alison Bachus, Vice President for the 9th Circuit John Shaw, Vice President for the 3rd Circuit Federal Bar Association

Knowing Your Circuit Vice President What are Circuit Vice Presidents?   Circuit Vice Presidents are elected officers of the FBA, members of the National Council, and part of the national operation of the FBA. The chair of the vice presidents is a ex officio member of the National Board of Directors. The twenty-four vice presidents are the principal link between national leadership and chapter leadership. The circuits follow the twelve Federal Judicial Circuits and your chapters are within your circuit. Federal Bar Association

Knowing Your Circuit Vice President How are Circuit Vice Presidents Elected? 2 VPs for each circuit are nominated and elected in accordance with the FBA Constitution, Article V. Elected for 2 year terms, staggered, one stands for election each year. Requests to be nominated are due Feb 1 of each year to the Nominations and Elections Committee, who then make nominations for the vacant offices. Members not nominated by the Nominations and Elections Committee, may petition to be nominated by Apr 25  Vacancies filled by the national President with the approval of the National Council, but appointees to the office of VP for a circuit do not automatically succeed to the office CVPs are subject to the provisions for all elected officers concerning removal from office. Federal Bar Association

Knowing Your Circuit Vice President Circuit Vice President Roles and Responsibilities Stay in contact with the chapters within their circuits Serve those chapters as national officers of the FBA Bring chapters’ concerns and issues to the FBA leadership Federal Bar Association

Federal Bar Association Additional Duties Participate in Chapter Leadership Training seminars. Participate in Circuit Vice President conference calls. Participate in Capitol Hill Day. Encourage each Chapter within your Circuit to have a Membership Chair and YLD Chair. Encourage each Chapter within your Circuit to have a Leadership Ladder (President, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer). Federal Bar Association

Federal Bar Association Additional Duties Encourage each Chapter to adopt the various policy initiatives of the Membership Committee, FBA Board, and the FBA National Officers. Attend Mid Year and Annual Convention. Communications with Chief Judges within the Circuit about FBA matters (GRC issues). Identify Chapters that are not operational and attempt to revive, if possible. Identify each judicial district within the Circuit without a Chapter and develop a plan for development of a chapter within the District. Federal Bar Association

1st Circuit Vice Presidents Katherine Gonzalez-Valentín Federal Bar Association Chris Sullivan

2nd Circuit Vice Presidents Raymond J. Dowd (Chair) Federal Bar Association John G. McCarthy

3rd Circuit Vice Presidents Bridget E. Montgomery Federal Bar Association John W. Shaw

4th Circuit Vice Presidents Andrew K. Clark Federal Bar Association Christie C. Varnado (Secretary)

5th Circuit Vice Presidents J. Todd Hedgepath Federal Bar Association Douglas W. Truxillo

6th Circuit Vice Presidents Tonya Kennedy Cammon Federal Bar Association James W. Satola

7th Circuit Vice Presidents Sheri H. Mecklenburg Federal Bar Association Maria Z. Vathis

8th Circuit Vice Presidents Robert C. Gainer Federal Bar Association Tara C. Norgard

9th Circuit Vice Presidents W. West Allen Federal Bar Association Alison S. Bachus

10th Circuit Vice Presidents Hon. Robert Bacharach Federal Bar Association Jonathan Hafen

11th Circuit Vice Presidents Richard S. Dellinger Federal Bar Association Devinti M. Williams

DC Circuit Vice Presidents Ronald C. Crump Federal Bar Association Lauren L. Fuller

Knowing Your Circuit Vice President Break Out Discussion by Table Tell us about your chapter (membership numbers, demographics, leadership ladder) What makes your chapter unique? Share notable chapter programs or activities from the past few years Federal Bar Association