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The Orange County Bar Association is currently seeking nominations for the following elected leadership positions for the June 2020 – May 2021 term: 

Update: The 2020-2021 OCBA Election Nominees are now available. (click here for a list of Nominees)

OCBA Executive Council

(One-year term for each position: June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021.)

  • Vice President/President-Elect 
  • Treasurer 
  • Secretary

(Three-year term for each position: June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2023.)

  • Three (3) Executive Council Seats 

Legal Aid Society of the OCBA

(Three-year term for each position:  June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2023.)

  • Two (2) Trustee Seats

 Young Lawyers Section of the OCBA

(Two-year term for each position: June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2022.)

  • Five (5) Board Member Seats 

Important Deadlines

  • Nomination Period:  November 1, 2019 to January 15, 2020   Nominations are now closed.  
  • Election Period: Monday, February 17, 2019, through Friday, February 28, 2020.
  • Election Results Available: Monday, March, 2, 2020.
  • Board Appointments / Officer Installations: May 2020

Nominating Guidelines and Important Election Information

  1. Completed nomination form(s) must be sent via email to Jenny Brown, Executive Director, jennyb@ocbanet.org.
  2. Each nomination form must be signed by no less than five (5) OCBA members in good standing.
  3. For YLS nominations, the forms must be signed by no less than five (5) OCBA members in good standing, who are also YLS members.
  4. Any nomination for the offices of Vice President/President-Elect, Treasurer, or Secretary of the OCBA Executive Council shall only be accepted if the nominee has already served on the OCBA Executive Council at least one (1) year.
  5. To make sure you receive your election ballot, log in to your member account on the OCBA website to check that your email address is correct, no later than December 31, 2019.
  6. If you need to update your email address, please login to your account online or contact Carolyn Cochrane, at carolync@ocbanet.org, or 407-422-4551, Ext. 245. If you do not know your password, you can follow the “forgot password” link on the login page.

Nomination Forms:

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