Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3344-83-09 | University judicial board.

                                                
(A) "Jurisdiction" - the
		  university judicial board is an administrative hearing body charged with
		  hearing violations of the student code of conduct.
(B) Membership.
(1) The membership of the
			 judicial board shall be composed of seven student members and two faculty
			 members. Student members shall be elected in the spring quarter all-campus
			 student elections. Faculty members shall be appointed by the steering committee
			 of the faculty senate.
(2) Members of the
			 judicial board shall elect one student member as the chairperson and one
			 student member as the vice chairperson.
(C) Candidate
		  qualifications.
(1) A candidate for the
			 judicial board shall be a currently enrolled full-time student, with a
			 cumulative grade-point average and the previous quarter average of not less
			 than 2.50; first-year law students who have earned, but not yet received,
			 grades are eligible for election. Candidates shall expect to be enrolled full
			 time during their entire term of office.
(2) Candidates for the
			 judicial board shall not simultaneously be candidates for other student
			 government association or student bar association positions.
(3) Candidates for the
			 judicial board shall otherwise abide by the rules and regulations established
			 by the student government elections board for the spring election.
(D) Qualifications for continuing
		  membership.
(1) Student members of
			 the judicial board shall be full-time students at Cleveland state university
			 and shall maintain full-time status as defined by university regulations during
			 their tenure on the judicial board or they shall considered immediately
			 inactive.
(2) Student members shall
			 have and maintain a quarterly and cumulative 2.50 grade point average or they
			 shall be considered immediately inactive. Currently enrolled first-year law
			 students who have earned, but not yet received grades are eligible to
			 serve.
(3) Faculty members shall
			 have full-time status as faculty and shall have been at the university for a
			 minimum of two contract years.
(4) Interim suspension of
			 a judicial board member from the judicial board shall occur when that member is
			 charged with a violation of the student conduct code. The suspension shall
			 remain in effect until the decision is presented to the party following the
			 hearing by the appropriate hearing body.
(E) Terms of office.
(1) Student members of
			 the judicial board shall be elected for one-year terms and may seek
			 re-election. Student members may serve a total of two one-year terms. Faculty
			 members of the judicial board shall be appointed for two-year staggered terms
			 and may be re-appointed.
(2) The term of office
			 begins the first day after the end of spring quarter and concludes the last day
			 of spring quarter of the following year.
(3) Student vacancies in
			 the membership of the judicial board shall be filled by appointments made
			 jointly by the president of student government and the president of the student
			 bar association, which shall be ratified by a two-thirds majority vote of the
			 student senate. In case of an impasse recommendations shall be submitted
			 directly to the student senate for ratification.
(4) Faculty vacancies
			 shall be filled by the faculty senate steering committee.
(5) A student member
			 shall be ineligible to continue membership as a result of any of the
			 following:
(a) A finding of violation of the student conduct
				code;
(b) Unexcused absence from two sessions of the judicial
				board or excused absence from three sessions of the judicial
				board;
(c) Failure to complete the orientation and training
				sessions;
(d) Lack of discretion in maintaining confidentiality with
				regard to information involved in conduct cases and decisions of the judicial
				board; or
(e) Failure to maintain membership requirements (paragraphs
				(D)(1) to (D)(4) of this rule).
(6) A member who is found
			 ineligible to continue to serve on the judicial board may appeal the decision
			 to the university appeal board.
(F) "Quorum" - a quorum for a
		  judicial board hearing shall be defined as a minimum of four student members
		  and one faculty member. If vacancies exist on the judicial board, the board may
		  function with no less than three students and one faculty member present at a
		  hearing.
(G) Conflict of interest - any member of
		  the judicial board who has an actual or perceived conflict of interest in any
		  case shall not participate in hearing that case. This shall not be considered
		  an absence. The JAO shall determine if a conflict of interest exists if there
		  is a dispute over an actual or perceived conflict. The JAO's decision is
		  not subject to appeal.
(H) Compensation - compensation for
		  student members of the judicial board shall be in accordance with the
		  university's stipend policy.
(I) Training and orientation
		  sessions.
(1) Members of the
			 judicial board are required to attend the training and orientation program
			 prior to hearing any violations, disputes or appeals.
(2) The chairperson and
			 the vice chairperson shall be elected during the training and orientation
			 program, according to "Roberts Rules of Order."
(J) Judicial affairs
		  officer.
(1) The judicial affairs
			 office "JAO" shall be the administrative liaison to the university
			 judicial process. The JAO works with the general administration of the
			 university judicial board and enforces compliance with the policies governing
			 the university judicial board, including the qualifications for continuing
			 membership. In order to maintain the continuity necessary for an effective
			 university judicial board, the JAO shall also establish the procedures for the
			 orientation and training of members of the board. The same person shall not
			 serve as the administrative liaison and the student conduct officer
			 simultaneously.
(2) The JAO shall provide
			 for continuity of procedures, the implementation of sanctions, and
			 confidentiality of records as provided in paragraphs (D)(2)(a) and (E) of rule
			 3344-83-09 and paragraph (D)(2) of rule 3344-83-11 of the Administrative
			 Code.