Shelton '93 elected V.P. of National Bar Association
Demetrius Shelton '93 has been elected vice president of the National Bar Association (NBA), an organization that represents more than 44,000 predominately African-American attorneys, judges, legal scholars, and law students worldwide.
Shelton works as a deputy city attorney with the City of Oakland in the litigation division. He has also served as special counsel to the Oakland Police Department and lead counsel and policy advisor to a number of departments and agencies, including the City’s Code Enforcement Division, the Life Enrichment Agency, the Oakland Public Library and the Oakland Ice Center. Shelton has also served as chief advisor to the Oakland City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee and on matters pertaining to Business Improvement Districts and Measure Y – the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004.
Shelton is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions. He was the recipient of the Charles Houston Bar Association's 2006 "Clinton White Advocacy Award" and in 2007 named one of the "101+ Men Making a Difference in Our Community" by Black Expo. Ltd. In the 50th Anniversary Issue of Ebony magazine he was recognized as one of the “Thirty Leaders of the Future” for his many contributions to the community.