The Judicial Council exercises judicial power over those areas of collegiate activity that are the responsibility of students, including the power of sanctioning individuals; it is the Judicial branch of Millsaps College. The Judicial Council holds hearings and makes judgments towards the general policy of the Student Body Association; it has jurisdiction over student disciplinary cases.
Judicial Council Officers
Jonathan Giurintano (Jackson, MS) – Chair
Meagan Malone (Hattiesburg, MS) – Co-Chair
Megan Maher (Gulfport, MS) – Secretary
Judicial Council Members
Katy Tumminello (Natchez, MS)
Ben Cain (Corinth, MS)
Katie Collins (Cut Off, LA)
Luke Darby (Lafayette, LA)
Katie Hamm (Valrico, FL)
Andrew Fredericks (Jackson, MS)
Information about the Council taken from
our Constitution
Members
1. Sixteen voting members
shall be appointed as follows:
two faculty members appointed by the Vice President and Dean
of
the College with the
approval of the President; one administrative staff member appointed
by the President; eight
student
members appointed by a committee
chaired by the Second Vice President,
composed of three Judicial
Council members and two Student
Body Association
Officers and confirmed by the Senate.
2. The Director of Residence Life shall serve in
a non-voting advisory capacity.
3.
The Judicial Council
shall be chosen by February 14 of each year. Terms
of office shall be as follows: faculty
members,
two members for a one-year term
each; student members, seven students each for a one-year term,
one student
for a two-year
term.
4.
The Council shall choose a chairperson, vice-chairperson,
and secretary from the student membership.
5. The Council may choose a judicial liaison,
that is not part of the Council, to
advise any student of his rights before
a council hearing.
Jurisdiction of Powers
1. The Judicial Council shall generally have jurisdiction
over student disciplinary cases except in the following areas:
cases involving extreme psychological and/or emotional problems
which will be determined by and handled by the Dean of Students.
In such cases the Dean of Students will inform the members
of the Judicial Council of the reason for the determination;
cases involving academic cheating, plagiarism or unruly behavior
in the class room shall be determined and handled through the
Office of the Vice President and Dean of the College and/or
by the Honor Council; all disciplinary actions taken by the
Office of Student Life on behalf of the Judicial Council and/or
in lieu of a formal hearing shall be reported to the members
of the Judicial Council by the Director of Residence Life.
2. The Judicial Council shall
NOT have jurisdiction over offenses committed outside the college
campus except those which occur during participation in a college
activity or in an activity affiliated with MillsapsCollege.
3. The Judicial Council shall have the authority to levy appropriate
monetary fines, service hours, alcohol classes, as well as
other sanctions.
4. The President of the College has prerogative of review
in all matters of student discipline. The authority of the
President to assume jurisdiction in cases of student discipline
is reserved for those instances where, in his/her judgment,
the best interests of the College would be served.
5. The Judicial Council has the power of review over decisions
of the President of the Student Body Association concerning
questions arising from constitutional interpretation and procedure.
Any decision made by the SBA President may be overturned by
a majority vote of quorum of Judicial Council and replaced
by the Judicial Council’s own decision. The Judicial
Council can refuse to hear any case by a majority vote and
the President’s decision will then be final.
6. The Judicial Council may suggest amendments or present
decisions in writing to the Senate concerning presidential
review, the Constitution, or the Bylaws.
7. The Judicial Council should review, periodically, the Constitution
and Bylaws as recommended in writing by the Senate and SBA
Officers.
8. The Judicial Council shall have the authority to reopen
cases due to the appearance of additional evidence.
Appeals
1. Decisions rendered by the Judicial Council may be appealed
to the Dean of Students. Decisions rendered by a Student Life
administrator may be appealed to the Judicial Council.
2. Any decision rendered by the Judicial Council and/or an
administrator which involves a recommendation of suspension
or expulsion from the college will be reviewed by the Dean
of Students.
Procedures of the Millsaps Judicial Council
1. The chairperson of the Judicial Council shall have plenary
authority to control the conduct of persons in the council
chambers and is subject to being overruled by a majority of
the other members present.
2. When deemed necessary, the chairman or a member of the
Student Life staff shall have the power to appoint an examiner
to investigate the facts of a case, to present the case to
the council, and to examine witnesses.
3. The Judicial Council shall establish rules and bylaws for
the conduct of council hearings, subject to review of the Senate.
4. Any member of the Millsaps College community may bring
charges against a member of the Student Body Association.
Relations to College Policy
1. Each member of the Millsaps Judicial Council is obligated
to enforce the disciplinary regulations of the Student Body
Association.
2. Each student is bound by honor to display proper conduct
in the community and before the Council. Sanctions for refusal
to cooperate with the Judicial Council may result in the recommendation
of a hold on next semester registration or refusal of graduation
in the case of students in their last semesters.
Complete Information about the role, procedures, and actions of the Council can be found in Major Facts, the student handbook.
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