Article III - Board of Officers and Commissioners Section 1. Composition. The affairs of the Wyoming State Bar shall be overseen by the Board of Officers and Commissioners consisting of the four (4) officers and the immediate past president, all of whom shall be members-at-large of the Board of Officers and Commissioners, and nine (9) commissioners, one (1) from each judicial district. The rights and powers of the members-at-large of the Board of Officers and Commissioners shall be the same as those of the commissioners. The chair of the Young Lawyers Section shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Board. Only active members in good standing of the Wyoming State Bar residing and practicing law in Wyoming shall be eligible to serve as commissioners of the Wyoming State Bar.
Section 2. Commissioners. One (1) commissioner shall be elected from each judicial district by the active members who reside in such judicial district.
| Judicial | |
| District | Counties in District |
| First | Laramie |
| Second | Albany, Carbon |
| Third | Sweetwater, Uinta, Lincoln |
| Fourth | Johnson, Sheridan |
| Fifth | Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie |
| Sixth | Campbell, Crook, Weston |
| Seventh | Natrona |
| Eighth | Converse, Goshen, Niobrara, Platte |
| Ninth | Fremont, Sublette, Teton |
Section 3. Terms, qualifications, nominations and elections of commissioners. The term of office of each commissioner shall be three years. No person shall be allowed to serve more than two consecutive three-year terms. The term of office of each commissioner shall commence at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Wyoming State Bar which immediately follows that commissioner's election. The eligibility of any person to serve as a commissioner from any judicial district shall be contingent upon both maintenance of an active practice of law and actual residence in that judicial district.
Nominations for commissioners shall be taken and elections shall be conducted as provided in Article VII.
(Amended September 7, 1995, effective November 28, 1995; amended April 22, 2003, effective July 1, 2003; amended February 5, 2013, effective April 1, 2013.)
Section 4. Duties. (a) The Board of Officers and Commissioners shall have general oversight of the affairs and activities of the Wyoming State Bar. It shall: (1) Make appropriations, authorize disbursements, and/or periodically monitor and ratify proper disbursements reviewed, approved and authorized by the executive director from the funds of the Wyoming State Bar in payment of the necessary expenses of the Wyoming State Bar, its officers, commissioners and committees; (2) Cause proper books of accounts to be kept and to procure an annual audit there of; (3) Engage and define the duties of salaried employees and fix their compensation; (4) Arrange for publication of the Wyoming Lawyer, the official magazine of the Wyoming State Bar; (5) Receive, consider and take action on reports and recommendations submitted by committees and the assembly of members of the Wyoming State Bar at any annual or special meeting; (6) Fill vacancies however arising in the membership of the Board of Officers and Commissioners, or of an American Bar Association delegate, or in any office which may be vacant, and in each case the person appointed to fill such a vacancy shall hold said office until the expiration of the term of the vacancy; (7) Adopt policies and procedures consistent with these bylaws and otherwise oversee the orderly administration of the Wyoming State Bar's affairs and activities. (b) Each commissioner shall: (1) attend the regular meetings of the Board of Officers and Commissioners; and (2) regularly inform constituents regarding Wyoming State Bar matters (c) Each commissioner may hold an annual meeting in the commissioner's judicial district within sixty (60) days prior to the date of the annual meeting. Section 5. Meetings. (a) There shall be regular meetings of the Board of Officers and Commissioners pursuant to a schedule set by the executive director and approved by the Executive Committee. (b) Special meetings of the Board of Officers and Commissioners may be called at any time by the president, and will be called by the president upon written request submitted by five (5) members of the Board of Officers and Commissioners. Reasonable notice of the time and place of regular and special meetings of the Board of Officers and Commissioners shall be given to each member by the executive director by mail, email or telephone. At any regular or special meeting of the Board of Officers and Commissioners any business may be transacted which is within the power of the Board of Officers and Commissioners, whether or not specified in the call or notice of the meeting. Action of the Board of Officers and Commissioners may be taken without a meeting by email or or other written communication. (c) A majority of the Board of Officers and Commissioners shall constitute a quorum. (d) A summary of the minutes of each meeting or of any mail, email or telephone action of the Board of Officers and Commissioners may be published on the Wyoming State Bar's website. A full copy of minutes shall be provided by the executive director upon a member's request. Section 6. Compensation. The members of the Board of Officers and Commissioners shall receive no compensation for services to the Wyoming State Bar, but they may authorize and approve for themselves, Wyoming State Bar employees and members of the boards and committees, reimbursement of reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties for the Wyoming State Bar.
Amended February 5, 2013, effective April 1, 2013; amended July 14, 2014, effective September 15, 2014; amended May 22, 2018, effective August 1, 2018; amended January 29, 2019, effective May 1, 2019.