This article originally appeared in The Bar Examiner print edition, Fall 2024 (Vol. 93, No. 3), pp 45–46.
From August 8 to 11, 115 attendees from 43 jurisdictions gathered in Brooklyn, New York, for the 2024 NCBE and Council of Bar Admission Administrators (CBAA) Annual Meeting.
CBAA chair Christine Kenefick welcomed attendees on Friday morning, and NCBE president Judith Gundersen briefed attendees on ongoing activities and initiatives at NCBE and other developments of interest to the bar admissions community the following day.
Eleven CBAA committees held meetings throughout Friday and reported back to attendees at the CBAA business meeting on Saturday, during which administrators also shared news from their jurisdictions.
Christine Kenefick, 2023–2024 CBAA Chair
Judith Gundersen, NCBE President & CEO
John J. McAlary, 2023–2024 NCBE Board Chair
Plenary Sessions
NextGen Update
Beth Hill, NCBE; Hon. David Overstreet, Supreme Court of Illinois; Marilyn Wellington, NCBE
Motion Admission: Proof of Active Practice in a Post-COVID World
Sherry Hieber, New Hampshire; Kandace Kukas, Massachusetts; Natasha Melchionne, Minnesota
Civility and Misconduct Issues Throughout the Bar Admission Process
Christine Kenefick, New York; Jacquelynn Rothstein, Wisconsin; Keith Wilkinson, Michigan
CBAA Recognitions and Leadership Changes
The CBAA Annual Meeting is the occasion at which a CBAA member is recognized for outstanding service to the bar admissions community. Christine Kenefick, Deputy Executive Director of the New York State Board of Law Examiners, and 2023–2024 CBAA chair, was honored for her service.
The Annual Meeting also marks the change in leadership of the CBAA Executive Committee. Christine Kenefick was recognized for her service as chair on the Executive Committee during the past year. Sherry Hieber, General Counsel for the New Hampshire Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions, was welcomed as CBAA chair for the 2024–2025 term.
NCBE Recognitions and Leadership Changes
The August NCBE Board of Trustees meeting, which takes place over the dates of the Annual Meeting, marks the change in NCBE Board leadership. At the Board’s Annual Recognition Dinner, outgoing chair John J. McAlary, who has served on the Board since 2016, was recognized for his leadership during the past year. Darin B. Scheer was welcomed as chair for the 2024–2025 term.
Darin B. Scheer and Bryan Williams
The Annual Recognition Dinner is also the occasion at which a former NCBE Board chair is honored for exceptional service to NCBE; this year’s honoree was Bryan Williams of New York, who served on the NCBE Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2016 and as its chair from 2014 to 2015.
2024 NCBE/CBAA Annual Meeting in Photos
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