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Section 3. Chief Justice Powers
A. To call the Student Supreme Court into session.
B. To preside over Student Supreme Court Sessions
Section 4. Judicial Procedures
A. The jurisdiction of the Student Supreme Court shall extend to all matters arising out of or
related to this constitution and any action taken by any person or organization hereunder, as
well as all matters involving any member of the Student Association in his/her relationship
to the University or any segment thereof not specifically covered by or subject to jurisdiction
under the Constitution of McMurry University.
B. Cases justifiable before the Student Supreme Court must be initiated by petitioning the
Court.
C. Any member of the Senate or of the Executive Council shall have the right to petition
the Court for a decision. Members of the Student Association shall also have the right to
petition the Court for a decision. The court must issue its decision to the public within 10
days after the petition is received by the Court.
D. When suit is brought against any member of the Student Association, the individual against
whom the suit is brought shall be informed of the charges at least 48 hours prior to the
hearing of the suit. At the hearing, the individual against whom the suit is brought shall
again be informed of the suit's charges, shall be confronted with witnesses, and shall be
allowed to call his or her own witnesses.
E. All cases and controversies heard by the Student Supreme Court shall be speedy, and public
in nature unless otherwise specified by the Court.
F. A quorum of a majority of the whole judicial body must be met in order to hear and make
a decision on a case.
G. The Chief Justice or the Dean of Students must call the Supreme Court into session. If
neither can perform the duty the most senior member of the Supreme Court may call it
into session.
Section 5. Vacancies
In case of a vacancy in the Student Supreme Court, the Student Association president shall
make another appointment to fill the unexpired term, such appointment to be approved by
the Senate. Terms for Student Supreme Court justices shall correspond to the academic year
calendar, starting at the beginning of the fall semester.
Article VIII. Amendments
Section 1. Amendments
A. Any proposed amendment to this constitution, passed by a two-thirds majority of the
membership of the Senate at a meeting which has been publicized in one issue of an official
McMurry publication prior to the aforementioned meeting shall become binding after it
has received a majority of the ballots cast in a general election following the publication.
B. All amendments must be in accordance with the Charter and By-Laws of McMurry
University, as interpreted by a committee composed of the five justices of the McMurry
Student Government and at least one McMurry Student Government advisor shall be an
ex-officio member of this committee.
Section 2. Absorption and Deletion
Amendments shall be absorbed into the body of this constitution and material no longer valid
shall be deleted by the process outlined in Article VIII, Section 1.
Article IX. Ratification and Transition
Section 1. Ratification
This constitution supersedes all previous constitutions of the Student Association and becomes
effective the completion of the process outlined in Article VIII Section 1.
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