ABOUT LSA
The LSA is governed by an elected Executive Committee and a 24-member Board of Trustees.
SECRETARY
Ellen Berrey
University of Toronto, Mississauga, Canada / American Bar Foundation, USA
Positions and Terms
All officers and trustees of the LSA governance are elected by the membership to fixed terms. Elections are held in the fall of each year to fill all open offices.
- President: Presidents are elected to serve a two-year term.
- Secretary: The Secretary is elected to a two-year term.
- Treasurer: The Treasurer is appointed by the Board and serves a three-year term.
- Editors: Two Editors (General Editor and Book Review Editor) are selected by the Board of Trustees to serve three-year terms.
- Executive Officer: The Board of Trustees select the Executive Officer, who serves a five-year term, renewable.
- Executive Committee: The Executive Committee consists of the officers listed above as well as three class representatives from the Board of Trustees.
- Board of Trustees: Each year, the LSA membership elects a class of eight individuals to serve a three-year term on the Board of Trustees.
Past Presidents
Current Board of Trustees
Each year, the LSA membership elects a class of 8 representatives to the Board to serve a three-year term. The representative receiving the highest number of votes serves as their class representative on the Executive Committee. In addition, the Book Review Editor joins the full Board at its meetings.
* Class representatives on the Executive Committee
Class of 2027
- Khiara M. Bridges*
University of California, Berkeley - Aziza Ahmed
Boston University - Jose Atiles
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Tony Cheng
Duke University - J. Jarpa Dawuni
Howard University - Wahab Egbewole
University of Ilorin - Qudsia Mirza
University of East London - Christopher W. Schmidt
Chicago-Kent College of Law, American Bar Foundation
Class of 2028
- Monica C. Bell*
Yale University - Meera E. Deo
Southwestern Law School - Howard Erlanger
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Jonathan Liljeblad
Australian National University - Qian Liu
University of Calgary - OTA Shozo
Meiji University - Mary R. Rose
University of Texas at Austin - Michael W. Yarbrough
The City University of New York
Class of 2029
- Catherine (KT) Albiston*
University of California, Berkeley - Emily S. Taylor Poppe
University of California, Irvine - Maartje van der Woude
Leiden University - Eri Osaka
Toyo University - Anna Kirkland
University of Michigan - Catherine Fisk
University of California, Berkeley - Katie R. Billings
Skidmore College - Mayra Feddersen
Universidad Adolfo Ibanez