Board nominating petitions due December 17.

Nominating petitions for the 2002 elections for the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar must be received in the headquarters office no later than 5 p.m., December 17.

Application of the Bar's apportionment formula this year resulted in the shift of two seats currently in the 11th Judicial Circuit to the 15th and 20th circuits, respectively. To properly stagger the terms within those circuits, the new 15th and 20th circuit seats will initially be for one-year terms. The loss of two seats in the 11th...