New governors Vern Harkins, Dan Ford, and Bill Viall with 2011–12 President-elect Michele Radosevich
Board of Governors Elections Results (Districts 1, 4, 5, and 7-West*):
Congratulations to Ken Masters in the 1st District.
Congratulations to Paul Bastine in the 5th District.
Congratulations to Barb Rhoads-Weaver in the 7th-West District.
The district 4 runoff election scheduled between Brian J. Anderson and Jerry Moberg commenced April 25th and was completed at 5 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, May 9th. Congratulations to Jerry Moberg, the Governor-elect for the 4th District.
4th District: The certified election results from the May 9th ballot counting are as follows:
Eligible voters: 1,289
Ballots cast: 422
Return rate: 32.7%
No selection: 1
Brian J. Anderson: 181 votes, 43%
Jerry J. Moberg: 241 votes, 57%
The governors-elect will take office at the close of the September Board Meeting on September 21, 2012, and will hold office for a term of three years until September 2015.
2013-2014 President:
The Board of Governors will elect the 2013-2014 President at their meeting on June 8, 2012. Applications were due May 4, 2012.
At-Large (WYLD) Position**:
The Board of Governors will elect the at-large governor at their meeting on June 8, 2012.
For information on the WSBA Young Lawyers Division (WYLD) at-large position, please contact Brian Salts-Halcomb at brianh@wsba.org.
*The 7th Congressional District is divided into three sub-districts: East, Central, and West. These sub-districts are distinguished by zip codes, and each has one elected governor. For the coming year, a governor from the West sub-district (zip codes 98013, 98070, 98106, 98107, 98116, 98117, 98119, 98126, 98133,98136, 98146, 98160, 98166, 98177, 98195, AND 98199) will be elected.
**The Board of Governors shall select one at-large governor from nominations made by the Young Lawyers Division Board of Trustees. The Young Lawyers Division Board of Trustees shall nominate two or more candidates who will be members of the YLD at the time of the election. The at-large governor will be elected by the Board of Governors at its June meeting.
The Board of Governors
The Board of Governors carries out the mission of the Bar and furthers the WSBA's Guiding Principles, all within the mandate of General Rule 12. Pursuant to Article IV (A) of the WSBA Bylaws, as a representative, each Governor is expected to communicate with members about Board actions and issues, convey member viewpoints to the Board, and to fulfill liaison duties as assigned. This year's elected Governors shall take office at the close of the final Board meeting of the fiscal year, scheduled for September 20-21, 2012. Governors are elected to a three-year term and are expected to complete their full term.
The WSBA Bylaws provide that any active member in good standing, except a member previously elected to the Board of Governors, may be nominated or apply for the office of governor from the congressional district (or geographical region within the 7th District*) in which such member is entitled to vote. Nominations or applications are made by filing a statement of interest and a biographical statement of 100 words or less.