The Student Court
Letter of Interpretation
March 07, 2011
All Members of the E-Board and Senate,
With the powers stated in the SGA Constitution Article VI.6.6 and the Judicial By-laws
Section 2.A., on February 24, 2011 the Student Court interpreted Article VII. Section 1:b&c of
the Senate By-Laws that states: “Wherein the senate pro-tempore is unavailable or unwilling to
perform his/her roles as chair of the senate in the circumstances described in section 1,
subsection (a) above the most senior chair of the standing committees shall preside” and
“Wherein the chairs of the standing committees shall have coordinate seniority in the senate, the
chair of the rules and administration, internal affairs, appropriations, academic affairs and
student services shall preside over the senate in such precedence of order as mentioned”.
With a majority vote the Student Court has decided that the seniority of a senator shall be
determined as follows, any senator that has served in the senate for the longest amount of time
without any breaks in their tenure with the Student Government Association. A break is deemed
as any time a senator has stepped down from their position under any circumstance, such as
dismissals, resignation, or suspension. In the event of a break, the senator restarts their tenure in
the Senate.
If you do not agree with this interpretation, you are free to file an appeal with the Student
Court, which you will be notified within forty-eight (48) hours if the appeal was denied or
accepted.
Thank you,
Alysha Sample
Senior Class Justice 10-11