2000 Annual Report
1. Increase and diversify participation in Bar activities.
2. Increase public understanding of citizens' legal rights and responsibilities.
3. Enhance public understanding of the administration of justice.
4. Improve access to justice.
5. Improve member education that is responsive to changing member needs.
6. Improve member service that is responsive to changing member needs.
7. Use technology to improve education, communication, member services, cost-effective access to legal resources, and effective management.
8. Evaluate and improve our own governance and administration to best effectuate our mission.
9. Advocate for the integrity and effectiveness of the legal profession.
10. Support and promote attorneys as problem solvers.
Improving the Bar's governance and administration. The Board of Governors adopted a new governance structure plan to bring greater efficiency and effectiveness to the Bar's decision-making. The plan expands the size of the Executive Committee, improves communication between the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors, and defines the role of the Board of Governors as the policy-making arm of the State Bar. The proposal allows the Executive Committee to deal with issues of routine operations, and the Board to focus on issues important to the profession.
Bar returns to previous election cycle. The Board of Governors unanimously agreed to return to an election cycle that requires the Election Committee to nominate officer candidates in early November, rather than Dec. 15, and allows Board of Governors candidates until early March to file nomination petitions. Beginning in 2001, elections will be held in April rather than in February, giving candidates more time to campaign.
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