Article IX: Selection of Members and Term of Office

Article IX: Selection of Members and Term of Office 

1. One head chair of the Judicial Council, two Associate Chairs, and one Appeals Chair shall be appointed by the Student Affairs Committee following an open application process. The chairs shall be selected to serve their terms during their sophomore, junior, or senior years.

2. A member may be removed from their position for committing any action listed in #5 by a three-fourths vote of the Judicial Council Chair, the two Associate Chairs, and the Appeals Chair. Any member removed from their position shall be notified in writing of the reason for the removal by the Judicial Council Chair within 48 hours of the removal. 

3. A chair may be removed from office for committing any action listed in #5 by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Student Affairs Committee and with the approval of the Pomona College Office of Human Resources. A chair removed from office shall be notified in writing of the reason for the removal by the Chair of the Student Affairs Committee within 48 hours of the removal. 

4. A Chair, Associate Chair, Appeals Chair, or member of the Judicial Council may be removed from their position and dismissed from all further judicial responsibilities for committing any of the following: violation of the Judicial Council confidentiality agreement; unauthorized disclosure or discussion of any confidential information relating to disciplinary proceedings; interference with the judicial process as defined in Article III, Section 13; unauthorized issue of an opinion or statement on behalf of any judicial body; inappropriate use of their judicial position; disregard or disrespect for the judicial system. 

5. Vacancies among members of the Judicial Council shall be filled by appointment made by the ASPC President, ASPC Vice President of Student Affairs, and the Judicial Council chairs. Students appointed to the Judicial Council in this manner serve for the remainder of the academic year. 

6. A vacancy in the Judicial Council Chair, the Associate Chairs or the Appeals Chair shall be filled by the following procedure: The Judicial Council shall elect one of their junior or senior members to serve as chair, subject to approval by the Student Affairs Committee. 

7. The members of the Judicial Council shall be selected and appointed to a term of one school year by the student delegation from the Student Affairs Committee together with the Chair of the Judicial Council, the Associate Chairs, and the Appeals Chair. This group shall take into account the need to appoint a Judicial Council that is broadly representative of the student body.