Nominating Petitions Due April 30 for 2025 SBM Election
Nominating petitions for the 2025 State Bar of Michigan election are now available. Detailed information about the upcoming election is available online in the Michigan Bar Journal here. 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 earlier than April 1, 2025, and no later than April 30, 2025. Nominating petitions for all elections are available online here.
As a substitute for physical signatures, “electronic confirmation of nomination” may be submitted in the following format:
I support the nomination of [CANDIDATE ATTORNEY’S NAME] to serve on the [POSITION] for the [XX] District/Circuit.
My office is located in the [XX] District/Circuit.
[NOMINATING ATTORNEY’S NAME]
[NOMINATING ATTORNEY’S P NUMBER]
[NOMINATING ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ADDRESS]
Online voting will begin no later than June 1, 2025, and must be completed online no later than June 16, 2025. Ballots will be emailed to active Michigan attorneys at the email address they have on file. Check or update your contact information at michbar.org/MemberArea.
If you have questions, contact Marge Bossenbery at mbossenbery@michbar.org or Carrie Sharlow at csharlow@michbar.org.
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Posted March 13, 2025