June 2005

Opportunities for Service

Practice of Law Board

Application deadline: June 24, 2005
Four positions on the Practice of Law (POL) Board will be up for appointment effective September 2005 for three-year terms. At least one of these appointments must be a nonlawyer. Persons interested in seeking nomination by the Board of Governors for appointment to the POL Board should submit letters describing their background and qualifications for Board membership to Practice of Law Board, 2101 4th Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330. Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to the POL Board's purposes as set out in General Rule 25. Members of the POL Board are not compensated for their services, but are reimbursed for necessary expenses consistent with the policies of the WSBA. The Board sets its own meeting schedule, and currently meets the second Friday of each month. Please submit letters seeking nomination by June 24, 2005. More information is available at www.wsba.org/practiceoflawboard, or contact POL Board Administrator Julie Shankland at julies@wsba.org or 206-727-8280.

Supreme Court Ethics Advisory Committee

Application deadline: August 26, 2005
The WSBA Board of Governors will be nominating one member who is appointed by the Supreme Court to serve a two-year term on the Ethics Advisory Committee commencing November 1, 2005. A written expression of interest and a résumé are also required for any incumbent seeking reappointment.

The Committee is designated as the body to give advice with respect to the application of the provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct to officials of the Judicial Branch as defined in article 4 of the Washington Constitution and shall from time to time submit to the Supreme Court recommendations for necessary or advisable changes in the Code of Judicial Conduct (GR 10).

Please submit a letter of interest and résumé to the Bar Leaders Division, WSBA, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330 or e-mail barleaders@wsba.org.