Thank you for being a member of the SDCBA and for your support of our Association. If you have been looking for ways to become more involved with the organization, please consider serving on the SDCBA board as a Director. As the SDCBA’s governing body, the board comprises volunteer attorneys who work to steward the organization and ensure its continuing alignment with our vision and mission to meet our members’ needs.
Serving on the board is a great opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience, support members of our legal community in their success and fulfillment as lawyers, and enhance respect for the law and the legal profession.
Available seats include four “at-large” board positions and one regional position (North County).
We invite you to submit your nomination to serve on the 2025 board and become part of the leadership of our vibrant association. Nominations will open later this year.
Potential candidates must have the following qualifications:
- Have been an SDCBA Attorney Member for at least three of the last five years;
- Have been licensed to practice law for at least seven full years by the time of service commencing;
- Are currently admitted to practice law in the State of California or any other U.S. jurisdiction;
- Have not been disbarred, suspended from practicing law, or withdrawn or resigned while disciplinary charges are pending, from any bar to which the candidate has been admitted, as of the time the nomination is received;
- Have not been convicted of a felony in the seven years preceding the candidacy;
- Have demonstrated leadership as chair of a SDCBA Section or Committee, as a member of another non-profit organization's Board of Directors (legal or community), or similar experience as determined by Leadership Outreach Committee and ratified by the Board*;
- In order to qualify to run for the regional seat, the attorney candidate must either (1) have their primary office in the geographic area; (2) have been a former president of the regional bar association within the last two years; or (3) have significant ties to the region (as deemed appropriate by the Board*).
*Determinations and ratifications of these requirements must be made prior to the nomination deadline.
According to the SDCBA bylaws, the candidate nomination form shall include the nominee’s declaration of candidacy, the nominee’s confirmation of the election requirements listed above, and any other necessary information requested. If, between the date of nomination and the date of election, a nominee shall cease to be eligible, their name may be stricken from the ballot by action of the Board.
2025 Board Election Timeline Coming Soon
Dates determined by the bylaws, policies, and communications deadlines
Nominations for the 2025 Board Elections will be accepted soon.
For more details about the Board of Directors Election Process, click here.
Election Information Videos
Joining the SDCBA Leadership Team
Info Session: "How to Run & Why Serve"
What it means to serve
How to run
Why serve