The election for 2025-2026 State Bar of Texas president-elect, Texas Young Lawyers Association president-elect, and State Bar and TYLA district directors will be held April 1-30, 2025.
State Bar President-elect Race
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors’ Nominations and Elections Subcommittee voted December 13, 2024 to recommend Deborah L. Cordova, of Edinburg, and G. David Smith, of Rockwall, as nominees for 2025-2026 State Bar president-elect. If the board approves their nominations, Cordova and Smith would appear on the ballot in April 2025 along with any certified petition candidates.
Potential petition candidates could begin collecting signatures on September 1, 2024, and have until March 3, 2025, to submit their nominating petitions to the State Bar for certification. For information on how to run for president-elect, go here.
This year, the subcommittee considered candidates from non-metropolitan counties (all counties except Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, and Travis), in compliance with State Bar rules. Click the names below to read the nominees’ interest letters and resumes as submitted to the Nominations and Elections Subcommittee.
Deborah L. Cordova
G. David Smith
Nominations and Elections is a subcommittee of the State Bar board co-chaired by Immediate Past President Cindy V. Tisdale and Immediate Past Board Chair Kennon Lily Wooten.
State Bar District Director Races
Nine State Bar districts will vote for a district director position in 2025. To view the open seats, refer to this chart. For information on how to run as a district director, go here.
