Three new justices appointed to the SGA Judiciary
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This News-Letter article reports on three appointments to the SGA Judiciary and explains the branch’s role.
- The News-Letter reported that senior Sean Withall and sophomores Peter Baumhart and Lauren Lutz filled three open seats, while juniors Matthew Garland and Patrick Mascia kept their positions until October.
- The paper reported that Evan Lazerowitz described the Judiciary as an independent appeals board for elections, created under a constitution with executive, legislative and judicial branches.
- The article says that concerns about giving the president too much power led to an application process; from 28 applicants, Perkins selected five and proposed a vote on the three open seats.
- The reporter writes that the Judiciary handled only a few cases in its first year, including a Facebook-ban challenge and a possible election-rules breach; Garland called serving a fulfilling experience and said appeals could bring out both the best and worst in people.
- The News-Letter reported that Lutz was the only female justice and that gender balance was discussed during the appointments; Withall linked his position to SGA integrity, while Garland said the branch would remain active as long as people broke election rules.