A former State Bar of Texas president, the executive director of a prosecutors' association, a former executive director of a nonprofit that promotes ethics in the legal profession and a past managing partner of a firm's Houston office are among candidates to be interviewed for the bar's top staff post.

State Bar President Tom Vick announced in an email sent Thursday to bar members the names of seven candidates selected to be interviewed Aug. 29 by the committee searching for a new executive director of the bar. The committee will conduct the interviews behind closed doors.

In an emailed statement, Vick noted, “I am committed to keeping our members informed throughout the search process and wanted to report on the committee's progress in selecting candidates to interview. The committee's prior decisions on the format of the interviews stands.”