District Delegates (Elder Law & Special Needs Section)

The District Delegate is the active liaison between the Executive Board of the Elder Law Section and Elder Law attorneys and Elder Law committees of county bar associations in the district.

The District Delegate shall serve as the liaison between the Section and local attorneys and perform such duties as may be directed by the Executive Committee consistent with the Guidelines for District Delegates as promulgated by the Executive Committee and as amended from time to time.

The role of the DISTRICT DELEGATE is to increase participation and membership of local practitioners in the State Bar Elder Law Section

Article III, Section 5 of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section’s Bylaws
The District Delegates shall be divided into three classes: Class I – District Delegates elected to represent the first, third, seventh and tenth judicial districts; Class II – District Delegates elected to represent the fourth, sixth, ninth and eleventh judicial districts; and Class III – District Delegates elected to represent the second, fifth, eighth, twelfth and thirteenth judicial districts. The original District Delegates shall serve terms as follows: Class I – term ending May 31, 1992 (2016, 2019, etc.); Class II – term ending May 31, 1993 (2017, 2020, etc.); and Class III – term ending May 31, 1994 (2018, 2021, etc.). Thereafter, as the term of each Class shall expire, the District Delegates shall be replaced by election, as below provided, for term of three years. Each District Delegate shall reside or practice law in the district represented by such District Delegate. Each District Delegate shall serve no more than two successive terms and shall not serve as an Officer or Chair of any Committee on the Executive Committee. Any District Delegate elected to complete the term of another District Delegate for one year or less shall be entitled to serve an additional two (2) successive terms. Any District Delegate elected to complete the term of another District Delegate for more than one year shall be entitled to serve one (1) additional successive term.

The district delegates of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section meet quarterly over Zoom.