Who are the delegates?
The 547 members of the House include 52 state delegates representing the states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; delegates from each section and division of the ABA, representing the many different practice areas and practice settings; state and local bar association delegates from all around the country, as well as from the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; more than two dozen delegates from affiliated organizations, including minority bar associations, women’s bar associations and specialty bar associations; present and former officers and members of the Board of Governors; and a number of delegates-at-large, who are elected by ABA members in attendance at the Annual Meeting. The Attorney General of the United States is an ex officio member, as is the director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. All of this is spelled out in the ABA Constitution and Bylaws [PDF], which is readily available on the Web. Q: How doe
