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1971 NSBA Newsl. [i] (1971)

handle is hein.barjournals/neblwr1971 and id is 1 raw text is: 71-1 NEWSLETTER February, 1971 THE PRESIDENT'S COLUMN A bill has been introduced to abolish the Merit Plan for the selection of judges. The Association will welcome any amendments which will strengthen the system, including suggestions from our members. However, the Merit Plan has worked and resulted in the appointment of judges. We should be pre- pared to resist its outright repeal. We will keep you informed on this and ask that you be prepared to write, telephone or see your Senator on this vital matter when we contact you. The Committee lists have been prepared and mailed out. We processed over 425 post- card responses of members requesting Com- mittee assignments. It was a big job and we did our best. Our apologies to those who did not receive an assignment. There were too many requests for some committees - however all requests will remain on file in the Executive Director's office. All Committees and Sections are urged to start work im- mediately. Our legislative program is in the able hands of Julian Herb Hopkins, Chairman of the Legislative Committee and Ed Carter, Jr., Legislative Representative. Contact either one of them on legislative problems. Ed is attending all meetings of the Judiciary Com- mittee on behalf of the Association. Your comments on the work and program of the Association will be appreciated and will receive careful and respectful consiaeration and a prompt acknowledgement. As a reminder to older members and for the information of younger members, I want to quote the following tribute to the legal pro- fession, taken from the Last Will and Testa- ment of Daniel Gross, deceased, who was a prominent practicing lawyer in Omaha: In this connection while it has nothing (continued on back) Lincoln, Nebraska NEW COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN LISTED INSIDE It's taken a little longer this year, due to the care taken to follow the spirit of reorganization of our State Bar as completely as possible. But committee chairmen and mem- bers have now been named as required in our new Rules and ByLaws. The committee lists are too long to permit their inclusion in the NEWSLETTER, but we did feel you would like to have a current list of committee chairmen and vice-chairmen. We've included addresses and telephone num- bers in the hope you will take advantage of your right to express yourself to these com- mittees when you feel this to be desirable. LA COFPIEX NEDS YOUR HELP Dick Wilson, chairman of the Special Com- mittee on a Law Complex Building, urges all members of our State Association to get in touch with their State Senator and impress him with the need for this new facility at the University of Nebraska. The Law Complex facility is not in the current University Budget presented to the Legislature, Dick points out, but interested and cooperating Senators have introduced LB 405,which authorizes the Board of Regents to enter into a contract to construct a new building to house the College of Law at the Unviersity of Nebraska. The present Law Building was constructed in 1912 and was termed inadequate for in- struction as long ago as 1926. In terms of current needs, both teaching space and the Law Library are grossly inadequate for the type of instruction needed if the College of Law is to continue to supply the lawyers needed over the State, Dick said. Passage of LB 405 would insure continued vigorous legal profession in the State. Your support and cooperation are needed now. THE NEBRASKA ST A TE BA R AS SOC I A TIO N

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