In remarks to the House of Delegates at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Phoenix, President Bill Bay stood firm on the ABA’s commitment to the rule of law, diversity and inclusion, and protecting the judiciary.
“These are not ordinary times,” Bay told the policymaking body. “The rule of law itself is at stake.”
Bay’s wide-ranging Feb. 3 remarks highlighted a multitude of timely legal issues including judicial security, diversity and inclusion, immigration and national disaster response programs. Bay looked back upon the association’s accomplishments in 2024 and painted a picture of where the profession may be heading in 2025. Challenges are expected, he said, and many of them have already landed on lawyers’ doorsteps across the country.
His remarks came as the profession continues to face unprecedented attacks that threaten the security and safety of the judiciary. “Make no mistake,” Bay said, “this affects all of us. And it must stop.”
Bay made a case for change in the organization and urged members to carry the message of the ABA’s impactful work and relevance — not only to the legal profession but also to the public at large.
“Our greatness is manifest when we work together for a common goal,” he said. “We must be willing to change and work together even when the outcome is different than what we would prefer or how we have always done it.”
View Bay's remarks: https://lnkd.in/gDaqK56s
