Judicial Council
The Judicial Council works to ensure that the Student Union operates ethically and within this Constitution, overseeing all elections and allegations associated with such. Judicial Council also provides peer advocacy resources to students during the University Conduct Process.
The Judicial Council has five major subgroups: the Student Union Parliamentarian, Peer Advocacy, the Historian Team, the Election Council, and the Student Union Ethics Council.
- The Parliamentarian monitors the transition, internal review, and overall process of the Student Union as outlined in the Constitution and makes appropriate recommendations to the Senate
- The Vice President of Peer Advocacy selects peer advocates who assist students during the University Conduct Process.
- The Student Union Historian selects a team of deputies who work to maintain and expand the Student Union Archives.
- All election matters, such as hall elections, Student Body Presidential debates, and election allegations, go through the Election Council headed by the Vice President of Elections.
- The Student Union Ethics Council conducts hearings according to the Student Union Constitution and all bylaws and is chaired by the Judicial Council President, who oversees both elections and peer advocacy in addition to representing the Judicial Council on the Student Senate as the chief judicial officer.
Get Involved
The Student Union Parliamentarian and Student Union Historian are confirmed at the first Senate meeting of the term, and the three Vice Presidents are selected after April 1st. All positions involve an application along with an interview process determined by the Judicial Council President.
The Election Council is a panel of between seven and elleven undergraduate students, in addition to the Parliamentarian, Judicial Council President, and Vice President of Elections, that reviews allegations of election misconduct. The Judicial Council President and Vice President of Elections send out applications to all undergraduate students before petitions for First-Year Class Council are distributed. The two then hold interviews and select between seven and elleven students to serve on the committee. These students may not hold any other enumerated positions in the Student Union or campaign for office while on the committee.
Applications to be a peer advocate, a member of the Committee on the Constitution, or a deputy for the Student Union Historian or Vice President of Operations will also be sent out around the same time as Election Council applications.