Antonio

• Jurisdiction: United States,Federal
• Pages: 0036
• Citation: Vol. 29 No. 1 Pg. 0036
• Publication year: 2023

Remarks of Hon. J. Antonio "Tony"DelCampo to the Board of Governors No. Vol. 29 No. 1 Pg. 36 Georgia Bar Journal August, 2023

The following is excerpted from Hon. J. Antonio "Tony" DelCampo's remarks to the Board of Governors on June 10 during the 2023 Annual Meeting in Savannah.

BY HON. J. ANTONIO "TONY" DELCAMPO

2023-24 President Hon. J. Antonio “Tony” DelCampo presents remarks to the Board of Governors on Saturday.

PHOTO BY JENNIFER R. MASON

I want to start my president's report by saying thank you. We don't do that often enough in our country, but I am thankful for the lawyers of this state who have given me the opportunity to lead this great organization.

I am thankful for you, the volunteer leaders who give of your time and your treasure to serve our profession.

I am thankful for the Bar staff—not just the ones who are here that helped put on this excellent event, but the ones that are in Atlanta, Savannah and Tifton who keep this organization moving forward.

I am also thankful for our families and our firms and our law partners that allow us to serve and give us the freedom to be engaged in the business of the Bar, because volunteer Bar work does take some time away from our families.

I am thankful for the judiciary and the members of the judiciary who sometimes give up financial gain to serve as judges personally had to leave the bench because I couldn't afford being a judge anymore. That's a sad statement, but it's a true statement. So, thank you to the judges that make those sacrifices in order to dispense justice fairly in our state.

And lastly, I am thankful to follow three outstanding and talented women who have led as presidents of the State Bar. That is a tall order, folks. I am following three excellent women. And over the past three years, those women have gone through and endured many, many challenges. Dawn Jones had to lead through a global pandemic where our meetings had to be virtual. We lost our chief operating officer and our executive director, all in the same year. Elizabeth Fite had to preside through an unauthorized access event by a foreign actor that disabled our website for months. Sally Akins, a diehard Florida Gators fan, had to endure the University of Georgia winning two national championships during her term. I think we can all agree that I want a "Sally year." All joking aside, these phenomenal women have been great presidents and I want to thank them for their leadership and...