At the March 2024 meeting of the ISBA Board of Governors, the Board shall elect two Under 35 delegates to the ABA House of Delegates, one from Cook County and one from outside Cook County. The candidates for these positions must be members of the ISBA and ABA in good standing, from the appropriate geographical area, and under the age of 35 at the close of the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting, which is Tuesday, August 6.
ABA House of Delegates
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At the December 8, 2023, meeting of the ISBA Assembly, two “Under 35” Delegates to the ABA House of Delegates will be elected, one from Cook County and one from the area outside Cook County. The nominees for these positions must be members of the ISBA in good standing from the appropriate area and be under the age of 35 at the time the ABA term commences. The elected delegates will serve for two-year terms commencing June 2024 and will join the ISBA delegation at the ABA annual meeting scheduled for July 31 – August 6 in Chicago.
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November 2, 2022 |
ISBA News
At the December 9, 2022, meeting of the ISBA Assembly, four “At-Large” Delegates to the ABA House of Delegates will be elected, two from Cook County and two from the area outside Cook County. The nominees for these positions must be members of the ISBA, in good standing, and from the appropriate area at the time the ABA term commences.
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At the December 10, 2021, meeting of the ISBA Assembly, two “Under 35” Delegates to the ABA House of Delegates will be elected, one from Cook County and one from the area outside Cook County. The nominees for these positions must be members of the ISBA, in good standing, from the appropriate area, and under the age of 35 at the time the ABA term commences. The elected delegates will serve for two-year terms commencing June 2022 and will join the ISBA delegation at the ABA annual meeting in TBD.
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December 17, 2020 |
ISBA News
The ISBA Assembly elected four “At Large” delegates to the ABA House of Delegates during their meeting held Dec. 11 during the virtual ISBA Joint Midyear Meeting.
The two delegates from Cook County are Emily Masalski and Joseph Bisceglia. The two delegates from outside Cook County are John Thies and Juan Thomas.
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November 5, 2020 |
ISBA News
At the December 2020 meeting of the ISBA Assembly, the Assembly shall elect four at-large delegates to the ABA House of Delegates, two from Cook County and two from outside Cook County. The nominees for these positions must be members of the ISBA in good standing from the appropriate area. The elected delegates will serve for two-year terms commencing June 2021 at the close of the ISBA Annual Meeting. The delegates will join the ISBA delegation in August 2021 at the ABA Annual Meeting.
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December 10, 2018 |
ISBA News
The ISBA Assembly appointed four “At Large” delegates to the ABA House of Delegates during their meeting held Dec. 8 during the ISBA Joint Midyear Meeting in Chicago.
The two delegates from Cook County are Emily Masalski of Chicago and Hon. Russell W. Hartigan (ret.) of Western Springs. The two delegates from outside Cook County are John Thies of Urbana and David Schaffer of Naperville.
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December 7, 2018 |
ISBA News
Steven Pflaum, partner and co-chair of Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s litigation department, was honored by The Illinois Judges Association (IJA) at their annual luncheon on Dec. 7 for his esteemed service on the Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee. The event also honored retired Illinois Supreme Court Justice Charles Freeman and outgoing Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
The event was part of the 2018 Joint Midyear Meeting.
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November 5, 2018 |
ISBA News
At the Dec. 8 meeting of the ISBA Assembly, four at-large delegates to the ABA House of Delegates will be elected, two from Cook County and two from outside Cook County. The nominees for these positions must be members of the ISBA in good standing from the appropriate area. The elected delegates will serve for two-year terms commencing June 2019 at the close of the ISBA Annual Meeting. The delegates will join the ISBA delegation in August 2019 at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Nominations must be made in writing by at least 20 ISBA members in good standing from the appropriate area. Nominations must be filed with the office of the Executive Director not later than Monday, Nov. 19.
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December 19, 2017 |
ISBA News
Three ABA House of Delegates positions remain open after the Dec. 9, 2017, Assembly meeting at the Midyear Meeting in Chicago. These three positions will be filled by the Board of Governors at the Jan. 26, 2018 meeting.
One available position is for an at-large delegate from outside Cook County. This at-large delegate’s term will commence immediately. This delegate will be part of the ISBA delegation at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Vancouver in Feb., 2018. and the term will end at the conclusion of the ISBA Annual meeting in June, 2019.
Two “Under 35” delegate positions are also available, one from Cook County and one from outside Cook County. These “Under 35” delegates will serve for two year terms commencing in June 2018, and will begin their service at the ABA annual meeting in Chicago in Aug. 2018.
All persons seeking appointment must be members of the ISBA in good standing from the appropriate area.
Interested persons should submit a letter of self-nomination and qualifications, including relevant ISBA service, to the executive director no later than Jan. 12, 2018. Interested persons may also contact their Board of Governor representative. Board member nominations will be allowed from the floor at the Jan. 26 Board of Governors meeting.
Questions should be directed to the ISBA executive director’s office by contacting Kim Weaver by e-mail or by phone at 800-252-8908.