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Young Lawyers Division

Virginia C. Josey

From the YLD President

Welcome to the 2026-27 Bar year!

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Featured Event

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    2026 Fall Meeting

    October 16 - 18, 2026

    The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa

    2 Grasslawn Ave.
    Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

Upcoming YLD Events

YLD Leadership Academy

The Young Lawyers Division is now accepting applications for the 2027 Leadership Academy. The deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 18.

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YLD Committees

In keeping with its motto of “working for the profession and the public,” the YLD has 30 hard-working committees that provide service to the public, the profession and the Bar through an array of projects and programs.

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Announcement

Notice of and Opportunity for Comment on Amendments to the Rules of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071(b), notice and opportunity for comment is hereby given of proposed amendments to the Rules of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The public comment period is from Wednesday, Aug. 5, to Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.

A copy of the proposed amendments may be obtained on and after Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, from the court’s website at www.ca11.uscourts.gov/rules/proposed-revisions. A copy may also be obtained without charge from the Office of the Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 56 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303 [phone: 404-335-6100].

Comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted in writing to the Clerk at the above address, or electronically at www.ca11.uscourts.gov/rules/proposed-revisions, no later than Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.

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