to seamlessly integrate the new fellows into the College and to provide mentors and mentorship to all new fellows. The new fellows received another opportunity to get to know each other Saturday morning at the orientation breakfast where each new fellow shared something special and interesting about herself with the group.
College Governance
Early Friday morning, the Board of Directors met, led by Chair Charlie Beckham. The Board is the governing body of the College and is comprised of directors from the circuits and the committee chairpersons. This link contains the current list of the Officers, Board of Directors and Committee Chair persons.
Charlie reported on the results and decisions of the Nominating Committee and welcomed directors and committee chairs attending their first meeting. Charlie also thanked the directors and chairpersons whose terms were ending at the end of the Annual Meeting. Charlie, with Texas pride, reminded the board that the Annual Meeting in 2026 will be held in San Antonio. CC has masterfully finalized all arrangements. Charlie promises a huge Texas welcome to the College and its fellows.
The Committee Chairs provided written or oral reports with respect to their activities in the past six months. Dan Cohn and I were named as co-chairs of the new Membership Committee. The Committee has been charged with evaluating the appropriate size of the College to maintain excellence and to study and make recommendations on the allocation of fellows between circuits and the selection process for electing new fellows. The Committee held its organizational meeting in D. C. on Saturday and will continue its work and provide its recommendations and conclusions by the Annual Meeting in 2026.
Thought Provoking Educational Programs
Rich Levin, our Scholar in Residence, once again selected a dynamic education program on substantive law and current policy issues, which masterfully addressed challenges the Fellows are facing in the different aspects of their professional and personal lives.
The First program on Friday afternoon was entitled,“ Wither Chapter 11? The Political Economy of the Second Trump Administration and its Impact on Bankruptcies.” The panel was moderated by Don Bernstein, our new Scholar in Residence, and provided an excellent framework for analyzing what is to come. continued on page 18
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