During 2025, the following officers, governors and delegates of the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) will be elected as set forth in the association’s bylaws:

TBA Officers and Board of Governors

A vice president (from the Middle Tennessee Grand Division) will be elected by the association’s membership-at-large. The vice president automatically assumes the office of president-elect in 2026 and president in 2027.

District Governors

District Governors in the 1st and 4th districts will be elected to three-year terms. These governors are elected by the members in their respective district.

Those who currently hold those positions are: Aaron Chapman (1st) and Rachel Moses (4th District). Aaron Chapman is eligible for reelection. Rachel Moses is ineligible for reelection because of term limits.

Grand Division Governors

TBA Grand Division Governors are elected for one-year terms by the membership in each grand division.

• Two East Tennessee governors from the 1st, 2nd or 3rd district.
• Two Middle Tennessee governors from the 4th, 5th or 6th district.
• Two West Tennessee governors from the 7th or 8th district.

Those who currently hold those positions are:

East Tennessee:
Brittany Thomas Faith
David McDowell

Middle Tennessee:
David Veile
Angela Williams

West Tennessee:
Joe Kirkland
Cheryl Patterson

Brittany Thomas Faith, David McDowell, David Veile, Angela Williams, Joe Kirkland and Cheryl Patterson are eligible for reelection.

TBA Delegates to the ABA House of Delegates

Two members to represent the TBA in the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates will be elected for two-year terms by the TBA membership in 2025. The positions are designated Positions 1 and 3.

Candidates for position 3 must be members of the ABA and the TBA and be within their first 10 years of practice or under age 36 at the time they would assume office.

Those who currently hold these positions are Sherie Edwards (Position 1) and Judge Alex McVeagh (Position 3).

Qualifying, Balloting & Elections

The officers, governors and delegates to the ABA are elected by the membership as provided by election procedures with petitions due Jan. 15, 2025.

To qualify for any of these offices, a candidate must file a nominating petition with the executive director of the TBA. The petition must be signed by 25 members of the association in good standing. The petition must be received on or before Jan. 15, 2025, via electronic mail at barED@tnbar.org. Because of limitations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, electronic signatures can be collected and submitted electronically.

The TBA elections will be carried out electronically — using online balloting. As in the past, TBA members voting electronically will receive an email with a link to the election site along with a password to use to cast their ballots. Tabulation of election results will continue to be confirmed by an accounting firm selected by the board.

Electronic voting will have a deadline of 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the 15th calendar day following the date of distribution of the ballot(s). The date on which the ballots are distributed shall count as the first day of the 15-day period. Whenever there is no contest for an office for which a candidate qualifies, the Board of Governors or the House of Delegates as applicable shall have the authority to declare that any duly qualified candidate shall be automatically elected and a report of the election disseminated to the membership.

Questions?

This notice is in accordance with the bylaws of the TBA §15, 27 and 40 through 49. For more information on running for any of these offices, visit the TBA’s website at www.tba.org/election_guidelines.

TBA House of Delegates

Members of the TBA House of Delegates are elected in odd-numbered years. One member of the TBA House of Delegates from each Judicial District and one additional delegate from the 6th (Knox County), 11th (Hamilton County), 20th (Davidson County) and 30th (Shelby County) are to be elected in 2025. The following is a list of the current members of the House from each district whose terms expire this year:

1st District – Elizabeth Hutton

2nd District – Andy Wampler

3rd District – Aaron Chapman

4th District – Eve Charlesworth

5th District – Steve Ogle

6th District – Dale Pearson and Andy Roskind

7th District – Theresa-Vay Smith

8th District – Melanie Lane

9th District – Loren Plemmons

10th District – Marcia McMurray

11th District – Marc Harwell and Arnold Stulce

12th District – VACANT

13th District – Jane Powers

14th District – John LaBar

15th District – VACANT

16th District – Ewing Sellers

17th District – Zach Jones

18th District – Tim Takacs

19th District – Stanley Ross

20th District – Jamie Durrett and Darlene Marsh

21st District – Shauna Billingsley*

22nd District – Michael Cox

23rd District – VACANT

24th District – Charlie Trotter

25th District – Kasey Culbreath

26th District – Jonathan Steen

27th District – Paul Hutcherson

28th District – Randy Camp

29th District – Karen Burns

30th District – Randy Womack and Walt Schuler

31st District – Thomas Bratcher

YLD East – Logan Threadgill

YLD Middle – Princess Rogers

YLD West – Brian Mounce

*Pursuant to Section 31 of the Bylaws, the officers shall serve two-year terms, even if their term expires as a delegate in the interim.

TBA House of Delegates Qualifying, Balloting & Elections

To qualify as a candidate for the TBA House of Delegates a TBA member must file a declaration of candidacy that includes their name, principal place of law practice, district of interest and contact information. This can be submitted with the executive director of the TBA via email at at barED@tnbar.org on or before Jan. 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CST. Election procedures are consistent with elections for officers, governors and ABA delegates.

Questions?

This notice is in accordance with bylaws of the TBA §27-30 and 40 through 46. For more information on running for any of these offices, visit the TBA’s website at www.tba.org/election_guidelines. |||