Nominating petitions for the 2025 State Bar of Michigan election are available online www.michbar.org/programs/forms#election25 and are due April 30.

The June election will include:

• A statewide election for a non-judicial member of the Judicial Tenure Commission.
• For 85 members of the Representative Assembly in 48 judicial circuits.
• For seven members of the Board of Commissioners in five commissioner districts.
• For 13 members of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Council in three districts.

Nominating petitions must be submitted by emailing them to csharlow@michbar.org no later than April 30.

Online voting will begin no later than June 1 and must be completed online no later than June 16. Ballots will be emailed to active Michigan attorneys at the email address they have on file. SBM members can update their contact information at michbar.org/MemberArea.

Anyone with questions may contact Marge Bossenbery at mbossenbery@michbar.org or Carrie Sharlow at csharlow@michbar.org.

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