The Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. at the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building. A continental breakfast will be available at 8:00 a.m. in the hallway outside of the Main Assembly Room. Download the Notice. View the Candidate Bios.
The Nominating Committee for the Officers and Board of Governors of the Knoxville Bar Association for the upcoming year is comprised of: Keith H. Burroughs, Chair, Garry W. Ferraris, Michael J. King, Courtney E. Read, Catherine E. Shuck, Hon. Deborah C. Stevens, and Taylor A. Williams. The Committee, having met, recommends that the following, all of whom are members of the Knoxville Bar Association, be placed in nomination at the Annual Meeting: President-Elect: Wynne du Mariau Caffey Knight Treasurer: Hanson R. Tipton Secretary: Cheryl G. Rice There are four open positions on the Board of Governors. Three of the Board of Governor positions will be for three-year terms. The fourth is the one-year term government/public sector position. Nominations to fill the open positions on the Board of Governors are the following: Three-Year Terms: Maha M. Ayesh Elizabeth (Betsy) K.B. Meadows Jamie Ballinger-Holden Jay P. Moneyhun Jr. R. Deno Cole Robert E. Pryor Jr. Government/Public Sector Position: Charme P. Allen According to Article VI, Section 1, of the KBA By-Laws: "Nominations may also be made from the floor during the Annual Meeting by any member in good standing. Pursuant to the Bylaws change approved at the Annual Meeting in 1996, members are permitted to vote by absentee ballot. The provisions are included at the back of this page. During the Annual Meeting, the membership will be requested to vote on a change to the KBA bylaws regarding the dues exemption for judges (changes noted below). Section 2. Exemptions. The following members shall be exempt from the payment of dues (a) Incumbent judges sitting in Knox County, Tennessee. Active judges within Knox County Unless an exemption from the payment of dues is prohibited by a law, rule, or regulation, judges shall automatically be honorary members of the Association. Sitting judges in Knox County may continue their Honorary Membership after After retirement from the bench, so long as the member, a judge may continue his or her honorary membership provided (1) the judge has served a minimum of 10 years of continuous service on the bench prior to retirement and (2) the judge does not resume the practice of law during retirement. For purposes of this subsection (a), the term “judge” shall apply to all incumbent judges sitting and regularly presiding over adversarial proceedings in Knox County, Tennessee, including Judges, Bankruptcy Judges, and Magistrate Judges for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this exemption shall not apply to state or federal Administrative Law Judges or hearing officers. If approved, Section 2 (a) will read as follows: (a) Unless an exemption from the payment of dues is prohibited by a law, rule, or regulation, judges shall automatically be honorary members of the Association. After retirement from the bench, a judge may continue his or her honorary membership provided (1) the judge has served a minimum of 10 years of continuous service on the bench prior to retirement and (2) the judge does not resume the practice of law during retirement. For purposes of this subsection (a), the term “judge” shall apply to all incumbent judges sitting and regularly presiding over adversarial proceedings in Knox County, Tennessee, including Judges, Bankruptcy Judges, and Magistrate Judges for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this exemption shall not apply to state or federal Administrative Law Judges or hearing officers. All judges have been requested to delay court until 10:00 a.m. on the morning of December 8, 2017. Keith H. Burroughs, Chair, KBA Nominating Committee
ABSENTEE BALLOTS VOTING IN THE KBA ELECTIONS Any member in good standing who personally comes to the offices of the Knoxville Bar Association during regular business hours on any of the ten (10) working days immediately preceding the day of the Annual Meeting will be permitted to vote. The member must first file a written form making oath that he or she will not be in town or otherwise be unable to attend the Annual Meeting. Then the member will be permitted to cast an absentee ballot for such officer or board positions as may be contested.
KBA Office Regular Business Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 10 Working Days Prior to the Annual Meeting: November 22 - December 7, 2017
