Filing for board seats begins.

Filing for Bar president-elect for the 2004-05 year begins November 15, with a deadline of 5 p.m. December 15. The Bar is also continuing to accept nominating petitions for 23 Board of Governors and 19 Young Lawyer Divisions Board of Governors seats.

According to Bar rules, president-elect candidates cannot begin active campaigning and soliciting support until November 15. To qualify, they must submit a petition signed by at least 1 percent of the Bar's active membership, or around 650 signatures.

The winner of the post will serve as president-elect designate until the June Annual Meeting when he or she will be sworn in as president-elect when Kelly Overstreet Johnson is sworn in as president. In June 2005, the winner will become Bar president.

There are 23 seats on the Board of Governors up for election this year, each for a two-year term.

Six of the incumbent board members have indicated they are not seeking reelection: Alan B. Bookman in the First Circuit, Seat 1; Louis Kwall in the Sixth Circuit, Seat 1; Francisco R. Angones in the 11th Circuit, Seat 1; David Bianchi in the 11th Circuit, Seat 7; Robert C. Blue, Jr., in the 14th Circuit, Seat 1 ; and Michael T. Krantz in the 15th Circuit, Seat 3.

Board members who have indicated they are seeking reelection are: Michael J. Glazer in the Second Circuit, Seat 2; Gregory S. Parker in the Third Circuit, Seat 1; S. Grier Wells in the Fourth Circuit, Seat 1; Chas. Chobee Ebbets in the Seventh Circuit, Seat 1; Mayanne Downs in the Ninth Circuit, Seat 1; Warren W. Lindsey in the Ninth Circuit, Seat 3, Robert M. Brush in the 10th Circuit, Seat 1 ; Ervin A. Gonzalez in the 11th Circuit, Seat 3; Don L. Horn in the 11th Circuit, Seat 5; Timon V. Sullivan in the 13th Circuit, Seat 1; John G. White III in the 15th Circuit, Seat 1; Alan C. Brandt, Jr., in the 17th Circuit, Seat 1; Jesse H. Diner in the 17th Circuit, Seat 4; Clifton A. McClelland, Jr., in the 18th Circuit, Seat 1; J. Christopher Lombardo in the 20th Circuit, Seat 1; Ian M. Comisky in the Out-of-State, Seat 2; and Brian D. Burgoon...