Student Government Association (SGA)

SGA Judicial Court

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The Judicial Court is comprised of five Justices:

  • Five (5) appointed student justices who may not currently hold an office in the student government association. One of the five justices shall be designated Chief Justice;
  • One (1) faculty member who shall serve as the judicial court adviser . The faculty member shall not have voting rights on the judicial court.

Appointment:

  • The judicial court adviser shall be appointed by the TMCC Faculty Senate;
  • The justices shall be appointed by the judicial court adviser ;
  • The Chief Justice shall be named by the judicial court adviser .

A Judicial Court shall be convened upon the requests of:

  • The TMCC President;
  • A TMCC Administrator;
  • The SGA Advisor, or;
  • Any elected member of the SGA.

Jurisdiction and Responsibilities:

  • A judicial court may be convened for the purpose of adjudicating cases arising from the SGA Constitution and related Bylaws;
  • Decisions of the judicial court shall be binding upon any Senator, Executive Officer, or the SGA in toto;
  • The authority of a judicial court is superseded only by the NSHE Code of Conduct as outlined in Title 2, Chapter 6, of that document.