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Knowing Your Circuit Vice President
Richard Dellinger • Raymond J. Dowd • Alison Bachus • John Shaw
Federal Bar Association • April 26-27, 2013

2. Federal Bar Association
Knowing Your Circuit Vice President
Presenters:
Raymond Dowd, Chair, Vice Presidents for the Circuits
Richard Dellinger, Vice Chair, Vice Presidents for the Circuits
Alison Bachus, Vice President for the 9th Circuit
John Shaw, Vice President for the 3rd Circuit
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3. Knowing Your Circuit Vice President
What are Circuit Vice Presidents?
Circuit Vice Presidents are elected officers of the FBA, members of the National Council, and part of the national operation of the FBA.
The chair of the vice presidents is a ex officio member of the National Board of Directors. The twenty-four vice presidents are the principal link between national leadership and chapter leadership.
The circuits follow the twelve Federal Judicial Circuits and your chapters are within your circuit.
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4. Knowing Your Circuit Vice President
How are Circuit Vice Presidents Elected?
2 VPs for each circuit are nominated and elected in accordance with the FBA Constitution, Article V.
Elected for 2 year terms, staggered, one stands for election each year.
Requests to be nominated are due Feb 1 of each year to the Nominations and Elections Committee, who then make nominations for the vacant offices.
Members not nominated by the Nominations and Elections Committee, may petition to be nominated by Apr 25 
Vacancies filled by the national President with the approval of the National Council, but appointees to the office of VP for a circuit do not automatically succeed to the office
CVPs are subject to the provisions for all elected officers concerning removal from office.
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5. Knowing Your Circuit Vice President
Circuit Vice President Roles and Responsibilities
Stay in contact with the chapters within their circuits
Serve those chapters as national officers of the FBA
Bring chapters’ concerns and issues to the FBA leadership
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Additional Duties
Participate in Chapter Leadership Training seminars.
Participate in Circuit Vice President conference calls.
Participate in Capitol Hill Day.
Encourage each Chapter within your Circuit to have a Membership Chair and YLD Chair.
Encourage each Chapter within your Circuit to have a Leadership Ladder (President, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer).
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Additional Duties
Encourage each Chapter to adopt the various policy initiatives of the Membership Committee, FBA Board, and the FBA National Officers.
Attend Mid Year and Annual Convention.
Communications with Chief Judges within the Circuit about FBA matters (GRC issues).
Identify Chapters that are not operational and attempt to revive, if possible.
Identify each judicial district within the Circuit without a Chapter and develop a plan for development of a chapter within the District.
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8. 1st Circuit Vice Presidents
Katherine Gonzalez-Valentín
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Chris Sullivan

9. 2nd Circuit Vice Presidents
Raymond J. Dowd (Chair)
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John G. McCarthy

10. 3rd Circuit Vice Presidents
Bridget E. Montgomery
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John W. Shaw

11. 4th Circuit Vice Presidents
Andrew K. Clark
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Christie C. Varnado (Secretary)

12. 5th Circuit Vice Presidents
J. Todd Hedgepath
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Douglas W. Truxillo

13. 6th Circuit Vice Presidents
Tonya Kennedy Cammon
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James W. Satola

14. 7th Circuit Vice Presidents
Sheri H. Mecklenburg
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Maria Z. Vathis

15. 8th Circuit Vice Presidents
Robert C. Gainer
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Tara C. Norgard

16. 9th Circuit Vice Presidents
W. West Allen
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Alison S. Bachus

17. 10th Circuit Vice Presidents
Hon. Robert Bacharach
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Jonathan Hafen

18. 11th Circuit Vice Presidents
Richard S. Dellinger
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Devinti M. Williams

19. DC Circuit Vice Presidents
Ronald C. Crump
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Lauren L. Fuller

20. Knowing Your Circuit Vice President
Break Out Discussion by Table
Tell us about your chapter (membership numbers, demographics, leadership ladder)
What makes your chapter unique?
Share notable chapter programs or activities from the past few years
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