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Constitution of the Student Government Association Article I: Name, Membership and Purposes Article II: Legislative Branch Article III: The Executive Branch Article IV: The Judicial Branch The Judiciary Branch of the Student Government Association will become effective when membership totals 150 members and upon the confirmation by 2/3 vote of the Student Senate. SECTION 1: Judicial Power The Judiciary The Judicial Power of the Student Government Association shall be invested in a body known as the “Judiciary.”
SECTION 2: Membership of the Student Judiciary Members of the Judiciary Members of this body shall be known as “Adjudicators.” The Judiciary shall consist of seven Class Adjudicators – two from the sophomore class, two from the junior class, two from the senior class and one Chief Adjudicator. The Judiciary shall also have no less than two “Assistant Adjudicators” selected from the freshman class each fall.
SECTION 3: Requirements for Membership in the Judiciary Requirements Members of the Judiciary must be enrolled as a full-time student at Tarleton State University. Members of the Judiciary must have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5. Incoming freshmen must have had no less than a “B” average in high school. Members of the Judiciary must hold no other office in the Student Government Association. The Chief Adjudicator and the Class Adjudicators must know and understand the Constitution of the Student Government Association and the adopted parliamentary procedures.
SECTION 4: Terms for Members of the Judiciary
The Chief Adjudicator shall serve an indefinite term, ending only when he/she resigns, no longer meets the requirements to serve in the Judiciary or is removed from office.
The Class Adjudicators shall serve three-year terms, beginning the fall they are appointed to the Judiciary as sophomore Adjudicators.
Assistant Adjudicators shall serve only their freshman year.
SECTION 5: Appointment to the Judiciary
When the office of Chief Adjudicator becomes open the President of the Student Body shall, with the assistance of the Vice President, choose someone to fill the void. A two-thirds majority vote of the Student Senate is required for this appointment to become valid.
The President of the Student Body elect shall, with the equal assistance of the Vice President and the Chief Adjudicator, choose two freshmen from the Assistant Adjudicators to assume the role of sophomore Adjudicators the following fall. A two-thirds majority vote of the Student Senate is required for these appointments to become valid.
In the case that a Class Adjudicator position becomes open, the President of the Student Body shall, with the equal assistance of the Vice President and the Chief Adjudicator, choose someone from the class represented by the vacancy to fill the void. This person will complete the term of the former Class Adjudicator. A two-thirds majority vote of the Student Senate is required for the appointments to become valid.
Assistant Adjudicators shall be chosen within the first full month of the fall semester from the freshman class. They shall be chosen by the Chief Adjudicator with the equal assistance of the other Adjudicators.
Upon Assuming office, the Chief Adjudicator and the other Adjudicators will take the following oath or affirmation: “I do solemnly swear (affirm) that I will perform my duties as (Chief) Adjudicator to the best of my abilities, allowing no biases to cloud my judgement and endeavoring always to do the best for the students of Tarleton State University.”
SECTION 6: Duties and responsibilities of Members of the Judiciary
The Chief Adjudicator is to oversee all the functions of the Judiciary. The Chief Adjudicator is to see that all Judiciary actions are carried through and shall make assignments to other Adjudicators and Assistant Adjudicators. The Chief Adjudicator must oversee the instruction of Assistant Adjudicators in parliamentary procedure and the Constitution of the Student Government Association. The Chief Adjudicator shall oversee all impeachment trials except in the case where he/she is being impeached.
The Class Adjudicators must aid the Chief Adjudicator in managing the Judiciary. They are to aid the Chief Adjudicator in the instruction of Assistant Adjudicators in parliamentary procedure and the Constitution of the Student Government Association.
Responsibilities of the Judiciary include but are not limited to the following:
The Judiciary serves no one person or group, but must always keep the entire student body in mind when deciding on an issue. Members of the Judiciary are to offer their best advice when asked for it. Whether by an organization or an individual. Members of the Judiciary should keep all their decisions and advise confidential unless it is the official opinion of the Judiciary as a whole.
SECTION 7: Removal from Office
The Chief Adjudicator can be removed from office for failing to comply with requirements for membership in the Judiciary and for other offenses against the Student Government Association. Removal from office requires a case be presented to the Student Senate explaining the reason for removal followed by a two-thirds majority vote of the Student Senate.
Class Adjudicators can be removed from office for failing to comply with requirements for membership in the Judiciary and for other offenses against the Student Government Association. Removal from office requires a case be presented to the Student Senate explaining the reason for removal followed by a two-thirds majority vote of the Student Senate.
Assistant Adjudicators can be removed from office for failing to comply with requirements for membership in the Judiciary and for other offenses against the Student Government Association. Removal from office requires a meeting of the Chief Adjudicator and Adjudicators in which the reasons for the removal are presented followed by a majority vote of the Chief Adjudicator and the Class Adjudicators. Full Version of Constitution(pdf)
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