Region IX is one of the largest and most geographically diverse of the twelve regions that compose the National Bar Association (NBA) www.nationalbar.net, the country’s oldest and largest predominantly African-American bar association. Formed in 1925, the NBA was created when the American Bar Association (ABA) was racially segregated and did not allow African-Americans to join. Although the ABA changed its policy several decades later, the NBA and its affiliates continue to address the legal issues and the social, economic, and educational disparities that are unique to the African-American community. Region IX is made up of more than a dozen local affiliates throughout the western United States, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Its goals include combating attacks on affirmative action and the promotion of diversity; encouraging law firm and corporate diversity initiatives; advocating judicial appointments for African-American judges at all levels of the judiciary; and strengthening the links between affiliate organizations within the Region.
Become a Member of NBA Region IX
- Region IX affiliate chapter dues are assessed annually according to the number of each affiliate chapter’s dues-paying members in the relevant bar year.
- Region IX individual member dues are assessed annually and are $25 for members of a Region IX state bar association and free for students enrolled in law school.