The Student Court
Letter of Interpretation
April 29, 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 April 29, 2011 the Student Court has interpreted Article IV Section 3.a of the
Senate By-Laws that states: “The senate pro-tempore shall be the ranking member of this
committee.”
With a unanimous vote of 3-0 with Chief Justice Harris D. Brown, Justice Alysha
Sample, and Justice Darius Kelley, the Student Court has decided that the person appointed or
chosen as the senate pro-tempore must at that time currently and must continue to maintain a
senator title during the duration of being Senate Pro-Tempore.
The Senate Pro-Tempore’s title is similar to the standing committee chairs’ titles. In the
way that, in order to be chosen as a standing committee chair you must currently hold and
continue to hold a senate position while holding the title as chair. The Senate Pro-Tempore
oversees and assures that all of the administrative duties of the senate are met. Since he/she
currently sits on the select committee, they may at the senate’s discretion not sit on another
committee. He/she including the standing committee chairs must continue with their senatorial
duties as mentioned in the Senate By-laws such as office hours, reports, etc.
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.
Harris D. Brown
SGA Chief Justice 10-11