Volunteer to Represent WSBA on a Committee or Organization
New Opportunities:
- BJA Public Engagement and Education Committee
- Certified Professional Guardianship and Conservatorship Board
Board of Judicial Administration Public Engagement and Education Committee
Application deadline: Oct. 23, 2026
The WSBA Board of Governors is accepting applications from members interested in serving on the Board for Judicial Administration's Public Engagement and Education Committee. The committee consists of 16 members, and is chaired by San Juan County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Loring. One member is nominated by the WSBA. All committee members are appointed by the Board for Judicial Administration. The two-year term begins Jan. 1, 2027 and expires Dec. 31, 2028.
The Public Engagement and Education Committee (PEEC), formerly known as the Public Trust and Confidence Committee was formed in 1999 to achieve the highest possible level of public trust and confidence in Washington’s judicial system, includes members representing the bench and bar, educators, legislators, local government officials, civic groups, and members of the public. The purpose of the PEEC is to empower the public and improve the Washington courts through authentic engagement and education.
Further information can be found on the state court website or by contacting Nicole Laplante at Laplante, Nicole Nicole.Laplante@courts.wa.gov. For information about WSBA's appointment process, contact Paris Eriksen, WSBA Manager of Volunteer Engagement at parise@wsba.org.
To apply, email a letter of interest and résumé to barleaders@wsba.org.
Washington State Office of Public Defense Advisory Committee
Application deadline: Nov. 6, 2026
The WSBA Board of Governors is accepting letters of interest and résumés from members interested in filing a mid-term position on the Office of Public Defense Advisory Committee. The term will begin immediately upon appointment and end on Dec. 31, 2027.
RCW 2.70.030 sets for the duties of the members of the Office of Public Defense Advisory Committee. The Office of Public Defense Advisory Committee meets quarterly to recommend policies for the agency’s appellate indigent defense, trial public defense, forensic civil commitment defense (RCW 10.77, RCW 71.05, and RCW 71.09), youth access to counsel hotline assistance, and family defense (parent representation and voluntary placement agreement hotline assistance)programs; advise the agency on oversight of its programs; make recommendations regarding legislative positions and proposed rules; review budgetary matters; consider appeals of billing decisions; and reviews the performance of the OPD Director. Committee members receive no compensation for their services as members of the committee, but may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses in accordance with rules adopted by Office of Financial Management.
Restrictions: During the term of appointment, no appointee may: a) provide indigent defense services except on a pro bono basis; b) serve as a court employee or a judge except on a pro tem basis; or c) serve as a prosecutor or prosecutor employee.
For additional information about the committee, please contact Deputy Director Sophia Byrd McSherry at Sophia.byrdmcsherry@opd.wa.gov and CC Legislative Coordinator Molly Fraser at Molly.Fraser@opd.wa.gov.
Please email letters of interest and résumés to barleaders@wsba.org by end of day Nov. 6, 2026.
More opportunities are published throughout the year. Visit this page regularly to see the latest openings.
