FW: Chief Hearing Officer Applications due 2/27
Nightingale, Noel
From: Rachiah Boxley [mailto:rach...@wsba.org]
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 8:27 AM
To: Minority Bar Associations
Subject: [mba] Chief Hearing Officer Applications due 2/27
Good Morning MBA Leaders! Chief Hearing Officer (CHO) applications are due 2/27. If you are interested in serving as the CHO, please make sure your application materials are submitted to Allison Sato by 2/27.
Requirements
Applicants must be active members of the WSBA and have been active or judicial members of the WSBA for at least seven years. Applicants must have no record of public discipline. Applicants should have significant experience adjudicating contested matters, experience with the lawyer discipline system, substantial administrative and managerial skills, excellent legal reasoning skills, appellate practice experience, judicial bearing, impartial demeanor, and commitment to public service. Candidates with recent WSBA hearing officer experience will be given the strongest consideration.
Independent Contractor
The CHO is an independent contractor. The contract will begin on October 1, 2015 for a term of two years and can be renewed for additional one-year terms. The compensation is $30,000.00 annually.
What you need to do by 2/27/15
Interested members should submit a letter of interest, signed Authorization to Release Confidential/Non-Public Information Form, résumé with references and writing sample to Allison Sato, Office of General Counsel, Washington State Bar Association, 1325 4th Ave., Ste. 600, Seattle, WA 98101-2539 by February 27, 2015.
CHO Duties
The CHO works with the Office of General Counsel to perform the duties set out in ELC 2.5(e) including: presiding over discipline and disability matters; assigning cases; training, monitoring and evaluating hearing officers; deciding motions for hearing officer disqualification, protective orders and amendment formal complaints; deciding prehearing motions during grievance investigation or when no hearing officer has been assigned; approving stipulations to discipline not involving suspension or disbarment; responding to hearing officer requests for information or advice related to their duties, and performing other duties necessary for an efficient and effective hearing system.
Process
We will gather your materials and send them to the Discipline Selection Panel (DSP). The DSP will review materials, may contact you with questions and may schedule in-person interviews in Seattle. The Discipline Selection Panel will make a recommendation to the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors will make a recommendation to the Court. The Court will appoint a CHO for a two year term. The CHO will then enter an independent contractor contract with WSBA.
Please consider applying for this important position. If you have any questions about the duties, please contact current Chief Hearing Officer, Joe Nappi (jna...@ewinganderson.com). If you have questions about the process or application procedures, please contact me.
Rachiah Boxley | Justice & Diversity Programs Coordinator
Washington State Bar Association |(206.727.8311 | F 206.727.8324 | rach...@wsba.org
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600 | Seattle, WA 98101 | www.wsba.org
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