National Party Judicial Committee

The Judicial Committee is the final avenue of appeal, giving due process beyond the LNC for several enumerated areas of subject matter jurisdiction:

• suspension of affiliate parties
• suspension of officers
• suspension of National Committee members-at-large
• voiding of National Committee decisions
• challenges to platform planks
• challenges to Resolutions
• suspension of Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates

Committee Terms

As currently configured, there are seven Judicial Commiee members, who are elected at national conventions. The members of the JC generally serve terms of approximately two years, from one national convention to the next.

• Judicial Committee (2016-2018)
• Judicial Committee (2014-2016)
• Judicial Committee (2012-2014)
• Judicial Committee (2010-2012)
• Judicial Committee (2008-2010)
• Judicial Committee (2006-2008)
• Judicial Committee (2004-2006)
• Judicial Committee (2002-2004)
• Judicial Committee (2000-2002)
• Judicial Committee (1998-2000)
• Judicial Committee (1996-1998)
• Judicial Committee (1993-1996)
• Judicial Committee (1991-1993)
• Judicial Committee (1989-1991)
• Judicial Committee (1987-1989)
• Judicial Committee (1985-1987)
• Judicial Committee (1983-1985)
• Judicial Committee (1981-1983)
• Judicial Committee (1979-1981)
• Judicial Committee (1978-1979)
• Judicial Committee (1977-1978)
• Judicial Committee (1976-1977)
• Judicial Committee (1975-1976)
• Judicial Committee (1974-1975)
• Judicial Committee (1973-1974)
• Judicial Committee (1972-1973)

Past Chairs

The following people have chaired the Judicial Committee.

Chuck Moulton	2016-2018
M Carling	2014-2016
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Cases

The Judicial Committee is rarely called into action. The following are all known JC deliberations and opinions.

Suspension of affiliate party: Oregon (2015)

(insert opinion, etc.)

Voiding of National Committee decision: mandatory registration fee (2012)

(insert opinion, etc.)

Suspension of affiliate party: Oregon (2011)

(insert opinion, etc.)

Suspension of National Committee member-at-large: Lee Wrights (2009)

(insert opinion, etc.)

External Links

• List of members of other committees