2024 TNC Appointment Application

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Supreme Court of California
2024 State Bar Board of Trustees Appointment Application

Before You Start

An applicant must be an active licensee of the State Bar and maintain their principal office for the practice of law within the State of California. If you have not done so already, please review the fact sheet.

The application form has fillable text fields and checkboxes to make completing it easier. Items with an asterisk (*) are required. In some cases, depending your responses, additional fields may appear requesting additional information.

Before starting your application, please ensure that you have all documents noted below saved on your computer and ready to upload. This will help streamline the application process and prevent any delays:

Required: Resume or biography (5 pp max).
Required: References (5 max; list name, address, phone, fax, and email).
Optional (but recommended): Letters of recommendation (2-letter max).

Resume or biography (5 pp max; please combine into a single file) *

References (5 max; please combine into a single file) *

Letters of recommendation (2-letter max; please combine into a single file)

Application Information

You may sign the application digitally and submit it online. A PDF copy of your completed application will be sent to the email address you provide.

Contact tnccae@calbar.ca.gov if you do not receive a copy of your application or have issues completing the form.

All submitted applications are considered live for two years after date of submission. If you do not wish to be considered beyond the current appointment cycle, please indicate that below. *

Yes, I would like for my application to be considered for up to two years

No, I would only like to be considered for this cycle

Personal Information

Last Name *

First Name *

Middle

Street Address (list a street address. P.O. Box is not acceptable) *

Apt.

City *

State *

ZIP *

Please indicate your preferred form of contact: *

Phone

Email

Neither (the State Bar will default to email)

Preferred Phone Number: *

Preferred Email Address: (copy of application will be sent to this email) *

How did you learn of this vacancy? (select all that apply) *

Which member?

Via which platform? (select all that apply) *

Facebook

X

Instagram

Please provide any additional information on the above. This will help us evaluate and improve our recruitment outreach efforts. (optional)

Have you ever been employed by the State Bar of California in any capacity? *

Yes

No

If so, please provide job title(s) and dates of employment: *

Date admitted to the State Bar * +

CA State Bar Number: *

Employment Information

Which of the following best describes your occupation? (select one) *

Other profession *

Size of firm (select one): *

Other jurisdictions: List other jurisdictions to which you have been admitted to practice (if any).

Time in practice: State the length of time you have been engaged in active practice. *

Fields of law: List the fields in which you practice or the areas in which you teach.

Certified specialties: List the fields in which you are a certified specialist.

Appointment Application

This section of the application will ask questions regarding yourself and your experiences.

Responding yes to yes/no questions may prompt display of additional fields.

Statement of Interest

Please state why you are applying for appointment to the Board of Trustees and what it is about your background that makes you a good candidate for the position. Include in your response the strengths you will bring to the Board in its role in overseeing the State Bar and in protecting the public. *

Volunteer Service

List and describe prior volunteer/public service with the State Bar, local or specialty bar associations, community or other organizations. Please focus on those activities that provide experience that helped to prepare you for a position on the Board of Trustees, including service on any committees or any offices held: *

Role of the State Bar

What do you see as the mission of the State Bar and the Board of Trustees? *

Role of the Trustee

As a State Bar Trustee, you are a public official under the law. As a public official, you have a fiduciary responsibility. If appointed as a Trustee, what constituencies do you believe the State Bar must serve and what are its obligations? *

Present/Future challenges

What significant present or future challenges do you believe are facing the State Bar, and what, if anything, should the Board do to address them? *

Communication/Leadership skills

Please describe the communications skills and leadership abilities you possess that would contribute to the activities of the Board. *

Would you like to add additional information? *

Yes

No

Additional Information

Add any additional information about yourself that you would like to share with us. *

Demographic Information
All applicants are encouraged to provide the following information to help us track membership diversity.

Gender identity: (select all that apply)

If preferred gender identity not listed, please provide here:

Which of the following best applies you? (select all that apply)

If not listed, please provide here:

Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation or sexual identity? (select all that apply)

If sexual orientation or sexual identity is not listed, please provide here:

Race/Ethnic Group (select all that apply)

Other race, ethnicity, origin: *

If Hispanic/Latino (select all that apply)

Other Hispanic:

If Asian (Select all that apply)

Other Asian:

Do you identify as a person with a disability? *

Yes

No

Decline to answer

If yes, select all that apply: *

If disability or impairment not provided, please specify: *

Have you ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard? *

Yes

No

Decline to answer

What age group describes you? *

Acknowledgments and Final Submittal

By signing below and submitting this application, I declare that each of the answers to the questions in this application are complete and true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that this application will be forwarded to the State Bar Trustees Nominating Committee (TNC) and the Supreme Court if I am interviewed or nominated.

I understand that the TNC's selection process is confidential, and this application is confidential to the extent permitted by law. I acknowledge that if selected to be interviewed, I will be required to submit information about potential conflicts of interest. This conflicts of interest information will be held confidential.

Applicant's digital signature (/s/) *

Date * +

Private practice	Publicly employed lawyer	Corporate law department
Law faculty	Quasi-judicial officer	Nongovernmental legal services organization
Nonprofit organization	Retired lawyer	Retired judge or justice
Other (please specify)

Sole practitioner	2–5 attorney firm	6–10 attorney firm
11–25 attorney firm	26–50 attorney firm	51–100 attorney firm
101–200 attorney firm	200+ attorney firm

Female	Male
Gender Variant/Nonconforming/Nonbinary	Two Spirit
Not listed (please specify)	Decline to answer

Cisgender	Transgender
Intersex	Not listed (please specify)
Decline to answer

Lesbian	Gay
Bisexual	Heterosexual
Pansexual	Asexual
Not listed (please specify)	Decline to answer

Hispanic/Latino	White	Black or African American
Asian	Middle Eastern or North African	American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Multiracial	Other race, ethnicity, origin (please specify)
Decline to answer

Mexican	Puerto Rican	Cuban
Central American	South American	Other Hispanic (please specify)

Chinese	Korean	Japanese
Southeast Asian	Filipino	South Asian
Other Asian (please specify)

A vision impairment	A hearing impairment
A mobility impairment	A learning disability
A disability or impairment not listed above (please specify)

18–29	30–39	40–49
50–59	60–69	70–79
80 or over	Decline to answer