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400.1 In addition to his or her duties outlined in the Student Government Association
Constitution, the Chief Justice shall also have the following duties:
400.1.1 To work with the University Disciplinary Committee and to hear the cases of nonacademic
student misconduct and Title IX.
400.1.2 To supervise the maintenance of the permanent Journal of Laws.
400.1.3 To accept the resignation and requests for leave of absence of any members of the
Supreme Court.
400.1.4 To see that reasons are given for all decisions made by the Supreme Court.
400.1.5 To keep up-to-date copies of the Student Government Association Constitution and
the SGA Code-Of- Laws.
400.1.6 To attend all regular meetings of the Senate so as to be informed of the legislation
passed. First offense for non-compliance shall be issued in the form of a warning.
A second non-compliance offense shall result in a committee review panel with the
possibility of said officer being removed from office.
400.1.7 No leave of absence shall be granted without two-thirds approval of the Senate. In
the event of said leave of absence, the Chief Justice will not receive payment during
the period of absence.
400.1.8 To set, post, and keep office hours.
400.1.9 To work in conjunction with the Attorney General and President on student traffic
ticket appeals in accordance with Chapter 402.
400.1.10 The Chief Justice must notify each Associate Justice at least 96 hours in advance of
the time a case is to be heard. The Chief Justice shall be responsible for maintaining
the attendance records of the court.
Chapter 401. Duties of Supreme Court Associate Justices
401.1 A quorum of seven justices will be required to the Supreme Court to conduct
business.
401.2 Supreme court justices are required to participate in and attend all mandatory
trainings per academic term. Supreme Court justices must participate in one training
session during the summer. If a member is enrolled in summer school, he or she is
required to participate in at least one meeting during the summer term.
401.3 Supreme Court justices must meet once per month per academic year. Members are
required to participate in a minimum of six monthly meetings.
401.4 Justices must be able to participate in at least two hearings per academic year. If
a member does not attend the required number of hearings, he/she is dismissed
from the Court. Absences may be excused, for valid reasons, by a two-thirds vote of
Associate Justices at a meeting of the Court. Meetings of the Supreme Court shall be
subject to the stipulations of Title IV, Chapter 401.1.
401.5 Whenever a member of the court disqualifies him/herself from hearing a particular
case (or group of cases) or is on a leave of absence, the SGA President must replace
him or her by appointing, with two-thirds approval of the Senate, and ad hoc justice.
The ad hoc justice will only have jurisdiction in the case(s) which he or she has been
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