29.2 The Faculty Judicial Commission

1. Composition and appointment of commission.
   1. Members. The Faculty Judicial Commission shall consist of at least thirty members: one presiding officer and at least twenty-nine regular panelists from tenure-track and specialized tracks. The Faculty Senate shall approve the members of the commission on an ongoing basis, so that whenever members are selected for service on a panel, additional members are appointed and ready for panel service. In doing so, the Faculty Senate officers shall consult confidentially with the Provost to avoid actual and/or perceived conflicts of interest in the appointment of panelists. The Faculty Senate shall ensure that enough appointed members are available for service in the summer so that any cases arising under these procedures may proceed without delay. The President of the Faculty Senate shall consult with the provost to designate one of the members to be the presiding officer of the commission.
   2. To be eligible for service on the Faculty Judicial Commission as a potential panelist or presiding officer, a faculty member must be eligible for election to the Faculty Senate and hold at least a 50 percent faculty appointment. Neither probationary faculty members nor faculty members with greater than 50 percent administrative roles are eligible for Judicial Commission service. The latter will become eligible for service two years after completion of their administrative appointment. Members of the Faculty Judicial Commission may be subject to additional training requirements.
   3. The term of appointment for the Judicial Commission and presiding officer shall be for three years. If a member or presiding officer is unable to finish a term, the Faculty Senate shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term. No one who has served six consecutive years as a member in any combination of regular, interim, or special appointments may be reappointed as a member of the Judicial Commission until a year has elapsed, but the term of any member will be extended in order that they may finish a case. No one may serve more than two consecutive terms as presiding officer.
   4. A member of the Faculty Judicial Commission may be removed from that role by a majority vote of the Faculty Council following a recommendation by the presiding officer. The presiding officer may be removed from that office by a majority vote of the Faculty Council following a recommendation from the Faculty Senate President.
2. Functions of presiding officer and panelists.
   1. The presiding officer shall perform all tasks and functions assigned to the presiding officer under these procedures in addition to the following:
      1. in coordination with the administrative officer, maintain a file of all cases that are brought to the commission;
      2. make periodic reports to the Faculty Council about the work of the commission; and
      3. consult with the administrative officer and panelists concerning the meaning of the Faculty Dispute Procedures and procedural questions affecting the handling of a case.
   2. A faculty judicial panel serves as a hearing panel, as required, in the following situations:
      1. in a Denial of Reappointment, Tenure, or Promotion case, under III-29.3;
      2. in a Grievance case, under III-29.4;
      3. in an Unacceptable Performance case, under III-29.5;
      4. in an Ethics and Conduct case, under III-29.6;
      5. in a Specialized Track Peer Review, under III.29.8; and
      6. in a Research Ethics Violation case, under III-29.9.