Community College of Philadelphia
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Article II: Judicial Authority

  1. The Judicial Affairs Officer, subject to the approval of the Vice President for Student Affairs, shall develop procedures for conducting of hearings. Such procedures shall be consistent with provisions of the Student Code of Conduct.

  2. The Judicial Hearing Committee shall be selected from a pool of twelve members. The pool shall have equal representation (four persons each) from faculty, administrators and students. The Faculty Federation shall recommend faculty representatives. The Vice President for Student Affairs shall recommend administrators. The Student Government Association shall recommend student representatives. All members recommended to serve on the Judicial Hearing Committee are subject to final approval of the College President. Four chairpersons of the committees shall be appointed from the pool of twelve by the President of the College and shall serve, case by case, on a rotating basis as one of three members of each hearing committee.

  3. The Judicial Hearing Committee shall hear cases at the discretion of the Judicial Affairs Officer. The chair of the Judicial Hearing Committee shall select two other members from the Judicial Hearing Committee pool for the purpose of hearing cases. There shall be three committee members present (one person from each constituent group of faculty, administration, and students) in order to conduct a hearing. As with the chairperson, the other two committee members shall participate, case by case, on a rotating basis.

  4. Sanctions recommended by a judicial body are subject to the normal appeals process.

  5. Students are expected to abide by College rules and regulations both inside and outside the classroom. Whenever appropriate, minor violations committed in the general College environment may be dealt with through an informal disciplinary process at the discretion of the Judicial Affairs Officer.

  6. The pool shall be initially selected on a staggered one, two, and three year term and thereafter shall be appointed for a three year term. Alternates shall be selected to replace persons who rotate off or otherwise leave the pool.