2025-26 NAPABA Elections

NAPABA is the nation’s largest Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) membership organization representing the interests of over 80,000 legal professionals and over 90 national, state, and local bar associations. 

The NAPABA Board of Governors is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organization, providing oversight, and ensuring that our mission is carried out with purpose and impact. Comprising 23 members, the Board works in partnership with NAPABA staff to strengthen programs, guide policy, and serve as a powerful convenor, connector, and professional development home—advancing opportunity, strengthening relationships, and cultivating leadership across the legal profession. 

As NAPABA continues to grow in scale and impact, our governance structure is evolving to reflect best practices in strategic, inclusive leadership. This year, we sunset the elected Director positions and expanded the number of At-Large Board Member seats. These changes enable us to build a more diverse, skill-based Board committed to advancing NAPABA’s mission and long-term sustainability.

The Nominating and Elections Subcommittee is no longer accepting nominations for Officer candidates or applications for At-Large Board Member candidates for the 2025-26 NAPABA Board of Governors.

The Governance, Elections, and Nominations (GEN) Committee is pleased to present for your consideration the Officer candidates for 2025-26. The Committee has approved candidates who not only have demonstrated leadership capabilities, but more importantly are passionate about NAPABA’s mission and who have skill sets and perspectives that align with NAPABA’s strategies, goals, and needs—not just now, but into the future. In preparation of the exercise of your right to vote, we encourage you to take the time to consider each candidate’s vision for NAPABA and the diversity of the Board as a whole.

 

Endorsements Now Closed

Deadline to Endorse was August 29 at 8 pm ET

The Committee believes that the active participation of member affiliates and individuals is essential to a vibrant and diverse organization. The Subcommittee encourages the engagement of NAPABA’s members in the nomination and election process. For these reasons, the Committee desires to facilitate the ability of members to inform other members of candidate qualifications and support candidates through endorsements, advertisements, articles, etc. NAPABA supports the use of endorsements in the nomination and election process that determines NAPABA leadership for future years. NAPABA believes that endorsements serve an important function in its electoral process:

• Endorsements serve to engage affiliates and individual NAPABA members in evaluating and assessing the qualifications of candidates for NAPABA offices.
• Endorsements foster discussion and debate among and between NAPABA affiliates and individual members about NAPABA activities and the organization’s future and direction.
• Endorsements educate members about the sources of support and the degree of enthusiasm for particular candidates. Endorsements may offer insights into the views and attitudes of candidates on particular issues.
• Endorsements may speak to a candidate’s level of involvement, leadership, and experience with affiliates or other organizations.

Governance Documents & Information

• NAPABA Bylaws

• Nominations & Elections Rules

• At-Large Board Member Guidelines

• Board Duties and Expectations

• Standards of Professionalism

• Code of Conduct

• 2025-26 NAPABA Board Meeting Schedule

Voter Eligibility 

In order to vote, you must be licensed to practice law in the U.S. or Canada (or have previously been licensed and now retired) and you must  have activated your membership with NAPABA  on or before July 1, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET.  

Non-lawyer members (Law Student and Non-Attorney Membership categories) and National Associate members are not eligible to vote.

• Join or Renew Your NAPABA Membership
  

Questions/Concerns?

All candidates have agreed to abide by the NAPABA Standards of Professionalism and  Code of Conduct.

If you have any questions, comments, observations, or concerns about potentially inappropriate or unfair campaign activity by candidates or their supporters, please contact  elections@napaba.org.