Next spring, Illinois State Bar Association members in good standing will elect a third vice president, seven members of the Board of Governors and 23 Assembly members from Cook County (see notice on page 14).

A candidate for third vice president must have his or her primary legal office address in Cook County. The winner of the election will become ISBA president in 2009.

Three of the open board seats are currently filled by incumbents. They are Richard D. Felice of Wheaton in Area 1 (18th Circuit), Kim E. Presbrey of Aurora in Area 3 (12th, 13th, 16th and 21st Circuits), and Dennis J. Orsey of Granite City in Area 8 (3rd and 20th Circuits.

Board members who have served maximum tenures and may not seek re-election are William J. Quinlan of Chicago, under age 37 (Cook County); Stephen I. Lane of Chicago (Cook County), Richard W. Zuckerman of Peoria in Area 4 (10th, 14th and 15th Circuits), and Howard W. Feldman of Springfield in Area 6 (7th, 8th and 9th Circuits).

Of the 23 Cook County seats to be filled on the Assembly, all but eight are held by incumbents. Those members who have served maximum terms and can not be re-elected are Chicago attorneys Kimberly J. Anderson, Anita M. DeCarlo, Albert E. Durkin, Gregg A. Garofalo, Edward R. Jordan, Edward W. McNabola, Mary L. Milano and Marjan P. Staniec.

Nominating petitions and election instructions may be obtained by calling the executive director's office at (800) 252-8908, sending a facsimile request to (217) 525-0712, or an e-mail to jhibbs@isba.org.

Completed nominating petitions may be submitted, at either the Illinois Bar Center in Springfield or the Chicago Regional Office, no earlier than Tuesday, Jan. 17, and no later than 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15.

Petitions must contain original signatures of ISBA members in the appropriate areas. They may not be submitted by facsimile or e-mail. All candidates and petition signers must have paid ISBA dues for the period ending June 30, 2006.

Election ballots will be mailed by April 1 and must be returned by the close of business on May 10.