The Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Friday, December 9, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. at the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building. At the end of the meeting, Loretta Cravens will be sworn in as KBA President.
The Nominating Committee for the Officers and Board of Governors of the Knoxville Bar Association for the upcoming year is comprised of Loretta Cravens, Chair, Ursula Bailey, Magistrate Robin Gunn, Ian Hennessey, Sarah Keith, James Stovall and Jason Lambert. 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 Carlos A. Yunsan
Treasurer Jonathan D. Cooper
Secretary Rachel Park Hurt
Three-Year Terms (Vote for 3):
Jacob Spencer Fair Chelsea C. Moore T. Mitchell Panter Samantha Parris Justin W. Pruitt Courtney Epps Read
Government/Public Sector Position: Hon. E. Jerome Melson, Knox Co. Circuit Court, Div. I
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 bottom of this notice.
To participate in the Annual Meeting, members must register on the KBA website before 5 p.m. on December 8. All judges have been asked to delay court until 10:00 a.m. on the morning of December 9, 2022.
Register on the event page.
Download the meeting notice here.
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 23 - December 8, 2022