Ethics

Here is an annoucement from Professor Peter Joy regarding executive committee nominations for the Professional Responsibility Section of the AALS:

Nominations are now open to fill six new vacancies on the Professional Responsibility Section Executive Committee.  At the January business meeting of the Section, the Section membership adopted a bylaw amendment expanding the size of the Executive Committee from officers and six members to officers and twelve members.  In order to fill these six openings, Chair Irma Russell has appointed a Nominations Committee consisting of Peter Joy (Chair) (joy@wulaw.wustl.edu), Carol Needham (needhamc@slu,edu), Russell Pearce (rpearce@law.fordham.edu), and Laurel Terry (lterry@psu.edu). 

One reason underlying the expansion of the Executive Committee was to encourage more members to participate and to increase the diversity of the Committee by bringing in newer faculty.  If you are interested in getting more involved in the Section, we encourage you to self-nominate.  The workload is not heavy and should not interfere with your scholarly commitments. 

The Nominations Committee urges you to send your nominations to any member of the committee via e-mail.   Any person who is member of the Professional Responsibility Section is eligible to serve, and persons may suggest themselves as well as others.  The procedure calls for the Nominations Committee to make recommendations to the Section Chair, Irma Russell, who shall appoint members of the Section to fill the vacancies subject to the approval of the Executive Committee.  One new member will be appointed to serve a three-year term, four persons will be appointed to serve a two-year term, and one person will be appointed to serve a one-year term. 

In order to fill these positions expeditiously, a deadline for nominations has been set for the easy to remember deadline of April 15, 2008.  If you know of anyone whom you think would make a good member of the Section Executive Committee, or if you are interested in serving, please send your nominations.