Committee Appointment Opportunities

The State Bar welcomes applications year-round. You can also sign up to be notified of future appointment opportunities.

The State Bar of California seeks diverse candidates, including lawyers and nonlawyers, to serve on various State Bar committees.

The Board of Trustees is the policymaking and oversight body for the State Bar; State Bar committees provide support to ensure that the State Bar effectively fulfills its expansive mission, which includes protecting the public through the licensing, regulation, and discipline of attorneys, and increasing the diversity of the legal profession and access to legal services.

The State Bar is most effective when membership of its committees represents the rich racial, ethnic, geographic, and professional diversity of Californians. We encourage applications from those well-versed in State Bar issues as well as those with little knowledge or experience but with interest in helping the organization advance its important statutory mission. Public (nonattorney) members receive a small stipend for this work.

In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the State Bar provides ADA accommodations for participation in State Bar activities. Please visit the Accessibility webpage to learn more. The State Bar complies with all applicable antidiscrimination laws in its appointment process.

The following committees seek to fill vacancies for the 2022 term:

  • Committee of State Bar Accredited and Registered Schools 2 vacancies (open to deans of accredited or registered law schools, and to either a member of the Committee of Bar Examiners, or an expert in school accreditation or regulation)
    • Composition: seven members (five deans and two public members)
    • Time commitment: The State Bar sets the meeting schedule as needed in consultation with committee members
    • Application deadline: June 1, 2022
  • Consulting Group on the Establishment of a Legal Specialization in Privacy Law 13 vacancies (open to practitioners, judges, business experts, and others with expertise in Privacy Law)
    • Composition: 13 members (including at least one, but up to two public members)
    • Time commitment: four to six meetings per year through 2024
    • Application deadline: June 1, 2022
  • Lawyer Assistance Program Oversight Committee 1 vacancy (open to public members who are licensed mental health professionals with knowledge and expertise in the identification and treatment of substance use and mental health issues)
    • Composition: six members (two lawyers and four public members)
    • Time commitment: four meetings per year
    • Application deadline: June 1, 2022
  • Board of Trustees 2 vacancies (open to active licensees of the State Bar who have their principal office in California) Trustees Nominating Committee fact sheet.
    • Composition: 13 members (seven attorneys and six nonattorney public members)
    • Time commitment: approximately six times a year
    • Application deadline: June 24, 2022
  • Committee of Bar Examiners 2 vacancies (open to one judicial officer in this state and one attorney admitted to practice law in California within three years from the date of committee appointment)
    • Composition: 19 members (nine nonattorney members, and 10 attorneys or judges: at least one of whom must be a judicial officer in this state, and the balance must be California licensed attorneys)
    • Time commitment: five to six meetings per year
    • Application deadline: July 1, 2022

For more information and a complete list of State Bar committees, please see the committees webpage.

To apply

Please complete the appointment application linked above. If emailing, please do not mail a hard copy. For questions, please email Appointments@calbar.ca.gov.

Application deadline

The State Bar welcomes applications year-round. In order to be guaranteed for 2022 appointment consideration, please submit your application by the appropriate date, listed above. Sign up to be notified of future appointment opportunities.

Business travel reimbursement

All committee meetings are currently being held virtually. In the future, committee members may be asked to travel to attend in person meetings. Travel costs will reimbursed in accordance with the State Bar’s Travel and Business-Related Expense Policy.