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State Bar & Bar Associations

Sep. 12, 2009

Veteran Consensus Builder Takes Helm at State Bar

Incoming State Bar president Howard Miller hopes to use his tenure to improve the organization's management and internal financial controls.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Incoming State Bar president Howard Miller knows well the hard knocks that can come with a leadership position.

Three decades ago, while president of the Los Angeles Unified school board, he found himself in the middle of a storm over court-ordered busing in the sprawling district.

Opponents of the integration plan led a push for a recall election that successfully ousted Miller.

It was a...

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