Notice of Election for Bylaw Amendments
Effective January 20, 2006
Article I, Section 3, Definition of Legal Assistant
Current Bylaw:
A legal assistant is a person, qualified through education, training, or work experience, who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency, or other entity in a capacity or function which involves the performance, under the ultimate direction and supervision of an attorney, of specifically delegated substantive legal work, which work, for the most part, requires a sufficient knowledge of legal concepts that, absent such assistant, the attorney would perform the task.
Proposed Bylaw Revision:
A paralegal is a person, qualified through various combinations of education, training, or work experience, who is employed or engaged by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency, or other entity in a capacity or function which involves the performance, under the ultimate direction and supervision of a licensed attorney, of specifically delegated substantive legal work, which work, for the most part, requires a sufficient knowledge of legal principles and procedures that, absent such person, an attorney would be required to perform the task.
Reason for Amendment:
This revision is necessary to replace the definition of “Legal Assistant” with the definition of “Paralegal” adopted on April 8, 2005 by the State Bar of Texas.
Article III, Section 3, Eligibility to Hold Office
Current Bylaw:
Each Director shall be an active or freelance member and shall have his principal place of business within the District represented on the Board. If a Director ceases to be an active member or moves his principal place of business outside the District represented, the President shall immediately declare a vacancy. Any current or former Director from any District meeting the criteria as set forth in the Standing Rules is eligible to serve as President or President Elect.
Proposed Bylaw Revision:
Each Director shall be an active or freelance member and shall have his principal place of business within the District represented on the Board. If a Director ceases to be an active member or moves his principal place of business outside the District represented, the President shall immediately declare a vacancy. Any current or former Director from any District meeting the criteria as set forth in the Standing Rules is eligible to serve as President or President Elect for two terms during lifetime.
Reason for Amendment:
This revision is necessary to limit the number of terms that an eligible member can hold the office of President or President-Elect.
Article III, Section 4, Board of Directors, Districts
The Districts of the Division shall be comprised of the following counties:
(1) District #1: Harris.
(2) District #2: Dallas.
(3) District #3: Tarrant.
(4) District #4: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Gillespie, Hays, Kimble, Lee, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, San Saba, Travis, Williamson.
(5) District #5: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Wilson and Zavala.
(6) District #6: Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Terry and Yoakum.
(7) District #7: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall Roberts, Sherman, Swisher and Wheeler.
(8) District #8: Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio and Victoria.
(9) District #9: Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Brown, Burleson, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Freestone,
Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Lampasas, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Navarro, Robertson and Somervell.
(10) District #10: Chambers, Grimes, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler and Walker.
(11) District #11: Andrews, Coke, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Loving, Martin, Midland,
Mitchell, Nolan, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, and Winkler.
(12) District #12: Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Knox, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise and Young.
(13) District #13: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Waller, Washington and Wharton.
(14) District #14: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Collin, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Gregg,
Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood.
(15) District #15: Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Webb, Willacy and Zapata.
(16) District #16: Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis and Presidio.
Proposed Bylaw Revision:
(1) District #l: Harris.
(2) District #2: Dallas and Ellis.
(3) District #3: Callahan, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shakelford, Somerville, Stephens, and Tarrant.
(4) District #4: Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Brown, Burnet, Caldwell, Coleman, Coryell, Falls, Gillespie, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Kimble, Lampasas, Lee, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, McLennan, Menard, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, and Williamson.
(5) District #5: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Wilson, and Zavala.
(6) District #6: Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum.
(7) District #7: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler.
(8) District #8: Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, and Victoria.
(10) District #10: Chambers, Grimes, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler, and Walker.
(11) District #11: Andrews, Coke, Concho, Crockett, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Terrell, Tom Green, Val Verde, and Winkler.
(12) District #12: Archer, Baylor, Camp, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Crane, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Foard, Franklin, Hardeman, Haskell, Hopkins, Hunt, Jack, Knox, Lamar, Montague, Rockwall, Reagan, Red River, Throckmorton, Titus, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, and Young.
(13) District #13: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Waller, Washington, and Wharton.
(14) District #14: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Freestone, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Houston, Kaufman, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Trinity, Upshur, Upton, Van Zandt, Ward, and Wood.
(15) District #15: Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Webb, Willacy, and Zapata.
(16) District #16: Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio.
Reason for Amendment:
This amendment is necessary to dissolve District 9 which has not had a director in several years, and to move several counties to other districts to better serve those members These revisions reflect the recommendations of the PD AD Hoc Redistricting Committee Report of February 2005.
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