The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the governing organization for the law school student body. As a law student, you are automatically a member of the SBA and entitled to all benefits of SBA membership. The SBA provides funding, governance, and logistics support to the school’s many student organizations.

Structure

The SBA consists of three branches:

Judicial Board

  • The Judicial Board oversees all elections as well as interprets the SBA and student organization by-laws or constitutions. The board consists of appointed students whose terms last for as long as he or she is an enrolled student.
  • 2024 Spring Election Guidelines (PDF)

Executive Board

The Executive Board consists of three elected officers:

  • President — responsible for leading all SBA meetings and is the liaison between the Dean's Office and the student body.
  • Vice President — oversees the student organization and chairs the budget committee.
  • Treasurer — presents student organization funding requests and is a voting member of the budget committee.

General Council

Elected positions

  • 1l Section Representative
  • Academic Standards Representative
  • Alumni Representative
  • Diversity Representative
  • LLM & International Student Representative
  • Faculty Standards Representative
  • Flex JD Representative
  • Master of Legal Studies (MLS) Representative
  • Public Interest Representative
  • Student Services Representative
  • Transfer & Visiting Student Representative

Appointed positions

  • American Bar Association Representative
  • Communication Director
  • Graduate Student Council Representative
  • King County Bar Association Representative
  • Secretary
  • Sergeant At Arms
  • Technology Director
  • Washington State Bar Association Division Representative

Contact

Student Bar Association (SBA)
Sullivan Hall Room 102
206-398-4328

Morgan Graves
Student Bar Association President
SBA_president@seattleu.edu

Contact

Kristin DiBiase
Associate Dean,
Student Life, Diversity & Inclusion
Sullivan Hall 200C
206-398-4307
kdibiase@seattleu.edu

Student Bar Association Awards

SBA Student Service Award

2024 – Meralina Morales, SBA Public Interest Representative

2023 – Derek Moretz, SBA Treasurer

SBA President’s Service Award

2024 – Catherine Mitri, SBA Presidential Advisor

2023 – Dr. Tony Vo, SBA Advisor

SBA Staff Service Award

2024 – Richard Bird, Associate Dean for Finance & Administration

2023 – Arliss Doss, Logistics Coordinator