This page provides the answers to most questions regarding being a section officer.
Essential Leadership Resources
Deadlines for Section Chairs
These deadlines have been updated for 2025 and an announcement will be shared in the coming weeks.
You will find the updated submission forms for these items on this webpage and they will be shared with section chairs via the discussion list.
Friday, August 8
– Requests for your section’s timeslot for the 2026 AM
– Requests for up to $900 in non-law speaker travel reimbursement funding
Friday, September 26
– Finalized program description, title, and confirmed speakers and moderator
Friday, October 17
– Names of section award winners
– Nominations for: Section of the Year Award, Michael Olivas Award, and Deborah Rhode Award
Wednesday, November 19
– Early Bird Registration Rate Deadline for the 2026 Annual Meeting
Friday, December 5
– Section Check-in Survey
Friday, January 16, 2026
– Section Officers and Outgoing Chair Survey