State Bar of Texas President-elect

The board voted to approve Jerry Alexander, of Dallas, and Steve Benesh, of Austin, as candidates for 2023-2024 State Bar president-elect. Alexander and Benesh will appear on the ballot in April 2023.

This year, the subcommittee considered candidates from any county in the state, in compliance with State Bar rules.

Jerry Alexander

• Q&A: The Issues (The Texas Bar Journal, April 2023)

• Biography

• Brochure

• Interest letter and resume

Steve Benesh

• Q&A: The Issues (The Texas Bar Journal, April 2023)

• Biography

• Brochure

• Interest letter and resume

Nominations and Elections is a subcommittee of the State Bar board co-chaired by Immediate Past President Sylvia Borunda Firth and Immediate Past Board Chair Santos Vargas.

SBOT President-elect Virtual Candidate Forums: March 10 and April 4

State Bar of Texas president-elect candidates Jerry Alexander and Steve Benesh participated in a live, virtual candidate forum on March 10. Both candidates will participate in a second live, virtual candidate forum from noon to 1 p.m. Central on April 4.

• VIDEO: Candidate Forum - March 10

• Register for April 4

Submit questions for the candidates in advance by email to webmaster@texasbar.com or during the forums by using the Zoom Q&A feature. If submitting questions by email, please use the subject line “Questions for the Candidates.”

The candidate forums are not approved for CLE credit.

TYLA President-elect

The Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors voted to approve Cali Franks, of Dallas, and Hisham Masri, of Plano, as candidates for 2023-2024 TYLA president-elect.

Cali Franks

• Q&A: The Issues (The Texas Bar Journal, April 2023)

• Brochure

Hisham Masri

• Q&A: The Issues (The Texas Bar Journal, April 2023)

• Brochure

State Bar District Director Candidates

• View candidate biographies

TYLA District Director Candidates

• View candidate biographies