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Eisenberg . The Chair of the Judicial Nominating Committee is Paul Singerman and the Chair of the International Fellows Nominating Committee is Luis Manuel Mejan .
Our Future
The future of the College is bright and getting brighter . In addition to the nomination process in which the Regents engage , each Regent was also tasked with implementing a pipeline for their circuit to identify and mentor potential new Fellows from diverse backgrounds , from all geographic areas of the circuit and from all professions . I could not be more proud of the work the Regents performed in this regard . The Regents have implemented frameworks to identify outstanding young practitioners , to watch their professional growth and to mentor those practitioners to be invited to be Fellows in the future . Some of the new Fellows of Class 34 , were being watched for a number of years and upon reaching the minimum requirements for fellowship , i . e . fifteen ( 15 ) years of practice , were immediately nominated and will be inducted this Spring . The Regents have additionally identified states within their circuit where fellowship in the College is underrepresented and targeted their pipeline to correct that imbalance . The pipeline is making sure that , among other objectives , diverse candidates are given opportunities to excel and demonstrate that they are the best and the brightest of our profession .
A Huge Thank You
As this was my first year as Chair of the Board of Regents , I cannot overstate my thanks to Melissa and Charlie for their constant advice and counsel during this process . As I commented earlier , I had Melissa and Charlie on speed dial throughout . I would also like to thank each of the Regents and the Chairs of the Judicial Nominating Committee and the International Fellows Nominating Committee who worked tirelessly to identify candidates , conduct due diligence on those candidates and define their processes in a way that will assist their successors in performing the daunting task of reviewing nominations and candidates in the future .
Last , but certainly not least , I would like to thank all the Fellows who spent hours , days and weeks preparing comprehensive nomination packages for Class 34 , which made all of our jobs so much easier .
I look forward to seeing everyone in D . C . and I hope you have a happy , healthy and safe holiday season .
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