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Capsalis names panel to mull candidates

Virginia State Bar President Manuel A. Capsalis has appointed a nominating committee to consider candidates for 2009 vacancies on VSB Council, the VSB disciplinary board and the mandatory continuing education board to be filled by the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Members of the committee are Howard W. Martin Jr., chair; Michael C. Guanzon; Judith L. Rosenblatt; Aubrey J. Rosser Jr.; and Edna Ruth Vincent.

The nominating committee’s recommendations will be acted on by the bar council in October 2008, and the names of the nominees will then be forwarded to the Supreme Court for consideration.

There are three at-large positions on the VSB council, with one incumbent eligible for reappointment to a second term.
The disciplinary board has five lawyer vacancies and one lay member vacancy, with three lawyer members and one lay member eligible for reappointment to a second term. District committee service is preferred.

The mandatory continuing legal education board has four lawyer vacancies, with one member eligible for reappointment to a second term.

Members of council and the two boards are eligible to serve two consecutive three-year terms.

Nominations, along with a brief résumé, should be sent by September 8 to Howard W. Martin Jr., Chair, VSB Nominating Committee, Virginia State Bar, 707 E. Main St., Suite 1500, Richmond, VA 23219.

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