Board of Trustees

The State Bar’s governing body, the Board of Trustees, develops the guiding policies and principles underpinning its regulatory mission.

Board meetings

• Agenda for an upcoming Board of Trustees meeting
• Board of Trustees meeting webcast
• Board meeting archive of agendas and minutes
• Board policies and procedures (Board book)
• Roster of Trustees
• Five-Year Strategic Plan
• Report on 2017 Operational Plan
• Meetings of State Bar committees and commissions

The Board meets approximately 12 times a year, alternating between the State Bar's San Francisco and Los Angeles offices and via teleconferences. Meetings are open to the public except for closed sessions that are allowed by law.

The State Bar is subject to meeting rules under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Govt. Code Sections 11120, et seq.) and the Brown Act (Govt. Code Sections 54950, et seq.).

• Rules of the State Bar of California - Title 6. Governance

Board composition

The full 13-member Board is comprised of:

• Five attorneys appointed by the California Supreme Court, who will serve four-year terms
• Two attorneys appointed by the Legislature, one by the Senate Committee on Rules and one by the Speaker of the Assembly
• Six “public” or non-attorney members, four appointed by the Governor, one by the Senate Committee on Rules and one by the Speaker of the Assembly