ABA Notices

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AUGUST 2018 ABA JOURNAL || 67

ABA Notices

Judge Consuelo B. Marshall

Los Angeles

Marshall serves on the U.S. District Court

for the Central District of California. A native

of Tennessee, she began her career in LA as a

deputy city attorney and the fi rst woman hired

as a lawyer by the Los Angeles city attorney’s

o ce. From there, she began a lifetime com-

mitment to public service and justice. Marshall

worked in private practice with the high-profi le

law fi rm Cochran & Atkins before transitioning

to the judiciary, serving as a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner,

Inglewood Municipal Court judge and Los Angeles Superior Court judge.

She was appointed to the district court in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter.

In 2001, she became the fi rst woman to be chief judge of the Central

District of California. She has served on committees for the 9th Circuit,

the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and the Federal Bar Association.

She’s also a member of the International Association of Women Judges

and is currently on the RAND Institute for Civil Justice’s Board of Overseers

and is a board member of Equal Justice Works.

Cynthia E. Nance

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Nance was the fi rst woman and fi rst black

person to be dean of the University of Arkansas

School of Law, as well as the fi rst female law

school dean in Arkansas. As dean of the school

from 2006 to 2011, Nance strengthened pro bono

activities among the student body and helped

the law school increase its minority enrollment

to more than 20 percent. She is now the law

school’s fi rst director of pro bono and commu-

nity engagement. Throughout her career, she has

been a mentor to women and minorities and is committed to social justice,

civil rights and women’s issues. She’s an advocate for victims of domestic

violence and volunteers to represent them. She’s a member of the House

of Delegates, representing the Section of Labor and Employment Law, and

is on the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.

Tina Tchen

Chicago

Tchen co-founded the Time’s Up Legal

Defense Fund, which provides legal support to

people who have experienced sexual harassment

in the workplace. She is also known for her roles

in the Obama administration, in which she

variously served as an assistant to the president,

executive director of the White House Council

on Women and Girls, and chief of sta to the

fi rst lady. Now a partner and head of Buckley

Sandler’s Chicago o ce, Tchen has more than

30 years of experience in private practice and government service. She is

also a leader of Buckley Sandler’s workplace cultural compliance practice,

counseling companies on issues relating to sexual harassment, gender

inequity and lack of workplace diversity. Over the course of her career,

Tchen has handled complex civil litigation and enforcement matters in

state and federal courts across the country. She also successfully argued

before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Illinois. Q

PHOTOS BY TOYO PHOTOGRAPHY; RUSSELL A. COTHEREN; COURTESY OF TINA TCHEN

2019 REGULAR

STATE DELEGATE ELECTION

Pursuant to Section 6 .3(a) of the ABA’s

Constitution, 17 st ates will elect State

Delegates for three-year terms beginning

at the adjournmen t of the 2019 Annual

Meeting. The deadline for fi ling petitions

is Dec. 4. For rules a nd procedures, go to

ambar.org/2019StateDelegateElection.

If you are interested in fi ling or have questions,

contact Leticia Spencer (leticia.spencer@

americanbar.org, 312-988-5160).

2018 NEVADA STATE DELEGATE

VACANCY ELECTION

Pursuant to Section 6 .3(e) of the ABA’s

Constitution, th e state of Nevada will elec t

a State Delegate to fi ll a vac ancy due to the

nomination of Rew R. G oodenow, who was

elected to the Board of G overnors. The term

will commence immediately upon certifi cation

by the Board of Electi ons and expires at the

conclusion of the 2021 A nnual Meeting.

The deadline for fi ling petitions is Sept. 20.

For rules and procedure s, go to ambar.org/

NevadaVacancy. If you are interested in

fi ling or have questions, contact Leticia

Spencer (leticia.spencer@americanbar.org,

312-988-5160).

NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY:

NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The Nominating Committee will meet in

conjunction with the 2018 Annual Meeting

in Chicago on Sund ay, Aug. 5, beginning

with the business sess ion at 9 a.m. in the

Crystal Ballroo m B/C, West Tower, Lobby

Level at the Hyatt Regency H otel. Immediately

following the business session, the Nominating

Committee will hea r from candidates

seeking nomination at the 2019 Midyear

Meeting. This portion of the meeting is

open to Association members. If you have

questions regarding the foregoing, contact

Leticia Spencer at 312-988-5160 or

leticia.spencer@americanbar.org.

Mary L. Smith, ABA Secretar y

NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY:

MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP

Pursuant to Sectio n 6.11, the Secretar y

hereby gives notice to memb ers of the

American Bar Association that the meeting

of the membership w ill be held in conjuncti on

with the Nominating Committee Business

Session and Co ee with the Candidates

Forum, Sunday, Aug. 5 , at 9 a.m. in the Cr ystal

Ballroom B/C, West Tower, at the Hyatt

Regency Hotel in Chicago.

Mary L. Smith, ABA Secretar y