Law Student Division Council

The ABA Law Student Division Council oversees the general operation of the Division. Please note: bylaws passed at 2016 Annual Meeting changed the executive structure from a Board of Governors to a Council.

2019-2020 Council

	Chair Johnnie Nguyen University of Colorado School of Law
	Law Student At-Large on the ABA Board of Governors Michaela Posner University of California – Irvine School of Law
	Director of Legal Education Zachary Faircloth Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
	Vice Chair Ayat Nizam University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
	Delegate of Diversity and Inclusion Conisha Hackett University of Mississippi School of Law
	Delegate of Programming Aurelia Phillips University of St. Thomas School of Law
	Delegate of Communications, Publications, and Outreach Julie Merow West Virginia University College of Law

Non-Voting Member

Student Editor-in-Chief Dayna Maeder Florida State University College of Law

 

2020-2021 Council

	Chair-Elect Ayat Nizam University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
	Law Student At-Large on the ABA Board of Governors-Elect Johnnie Nguyen University of Colorado School of Law
	Director of Legal Education Anders Miller Ohio State University *pending election at 2020 Annual Meeting
	Vice Chair-Elect Lannette Richardson Southern University Law Center
	Delegate of Diversity and Inclusion-Elect Jireh Davis Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
	Delegate of Programming-Elect Jordin Wilcher University of California – Irvine School of Law
	Delegate of Communications, Publications, and Outreach-Elect Jennifer Sherman University of California – Berkeley School of Law

Non-Voting Member

Student Editor-in-Chief Kayla Molina University of Oklahoma College of Law

Law Student Editorial Board

The Editorial Board oversees and writes content for Before the Bar blog and the Division’s flagship magazine, Student Lawyer.

2020-2021 Editorial Board

Kayla Molina, University of Oklahoma College of Law
Student Editor-in-Chief, 2020-2021

Alexandra Brod, Widener University – Delaware Law School
Thomas Bronsted, Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law
Taylor DiChello, University of Connecticut School of Law
Danielle Langemeier. University of Houston Law Center
Travis Thickstun, Loyola University – Chicago School of Law
Mackenzie Ward, Emory University School of Law

2019-2020 Editorial Board

Dayna Maeder, Florida State University College of Law
Student Editor-in-Chief, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020

Jessica Gilgor, Creighton University School of Law
Kayla Griffis Molina. University of Oklahoma College of Law
Deborah Sier Huveldt, Florida State University College of Law
Katherine Vega, Washington University School of Law (St. Louis)

Caucuses

• Mental Health Caucus
• Women’s Caucus
• Students of Color Caucus
• UBE Coalition Caucus
• Pro Bono Caucus
• Middle Eastern/South & Southeast Asian Caucus
• Economic Justice Caucus
• California Caucus
• Small Schools Caucus
• Rural Caucus
• Southern Caucus

Interested in Joining the Team?

Learn how and when we choose Council members.

Current Council members

Find resources on the Council Portal.