Important Notices, 0514 ALBJ, 75 The Alabama Lawyer 180 (2014)

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Vol. 75 No. 3 Pg. 180

Alabama Bar Lawyer

May, 2014

\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Local Bar Award of Achievement

\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Reappointment of Incumbent Magistrate Judges

\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Local Bar Award of Achievement

\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0The Alabama State Bar Local Bar Award of Achievement recognizes local bar associations for their outstanding contributions to their communities. Awards will !be presented during the Alabama State Bar's 2014 Annual Meeting at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa.

\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Local bar associations compete for these awards based on their size-large, medium or small. The following criteria will be used to judge the contestants for each category:

• The degree of participation by the individual bar in advancing programs to benefit the community;

• The quality and extent of the impact of the bar's participation on the citizens in that community; and

• The degree of enhancements to the bar's image in the community.

\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0To be considered for this award, local bar associations must complete and submit an award application by May 30, 2014. Applications may be downloaded from www.alabar.org or obtained by contacting Christina Butler at [334] 269-1515 or christina.butler@alabar.org.

\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Reappointment of Incumbent Magistrate Judges

\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0The current term of United States Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel is due to expire December 12, 2014. The current term of United States Magistrate Judge Terry F. Moorer is due to expire January 2, 2015. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of magistrate judges to a new eight-year term.

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