Judicial Board - Students' Society of McGill University

The Judicial Board is a body of the Board of Directors which has the authority to render opinions on matters which the Constitution or Internal Regulations specify.

Powers

Per the Internal Regulations of Governance, the Judicial Board is a body of the Board of Directors who has the authority to review complaints lodged against the Society or its Members or provide opinions in accordance with its established process.

After review, the Judicial Board has the authority to:

Dismiss the complaint with written reasons;
Refer the complaint to the most relevant body or group, so long as that body or group has not previously ruled on the matter;
For matters that have been previously ruled on by another body or group within the Society, review the appeal and original ruling and provide a ruling;
For matters which would not be better suited to another body or group within the Society, hear the matter in its entirety and provide a ruling.

Matters which are addressed by the Judicial Board may be appealed to the Board of Directors as necessary.

The Judicial Board is constituted per Article 15 of the SSMU Constitution. The Judicial Board can be contacted at jboard@ssmu.ca

If you are interested in filing a petition with the Judicial Board, or simply want to understand how the Judicial Board functions, please consult the SSMU Judicial Board Internal Procedures. Students are encouraged to contact the Legal Information Clinic at McGill for assistance in relation to Judicial Board cases.

Please click here to download the Judicial Board petition form. This form should be used by Complainants, Respondents, and Intervenors.

Documents

Hearing Notice – Clauss v SSMU 2022-04-01
Final Judgment – Students in Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights McGill (SPHR) vs Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) 2021-11-17
Final Judgment-Reference re Motion on Divest for Human Rights Policy 2021-04-23
Final Decision Reference re Applicability to the Society’s Services of the 2016 Reference re Legality of the BDS Motion and Similar Motions 2021-04-14
Reference re Interpretation and Scope of the Reference re Legality of the BDS Motion and Similar Motions 2021-01-19
Final Judgment (Post-Appeal) Miller v SSMU 2020-09-02
Final Judgment (Pre-Appeal) Miller v SSMU 2020-08-17
Preliminary Decision Miller v SSMU 2020-07-29
Interim Order Miller v SSMU 2020-07-05
Final Judgment – EdUS 2020-06-15
Preliminary Decision – EdUS 2020-06-04
Final Judgment – Kohn v SUS 2020-05-19
Interim Order – EdUS 2020-02-21
Judgement – Buraga v Mansdoerfer and Wang 2018-12-02
Reference re Legality of the BDS Motion and Similar Motions
Judicial Board – Final Judgement Glustein v Koparkar 2017-12-31
Interim Order – Glustein v Koparkar 2017-10-28
Judicial Board – Khan v Elections SSMU 2014-04-29
Judicial Board – Newburgh and Steven vs Tacoma 2012-02-14

The Judicial Board

Position	Name	Email Address
Chief Justice	Vanessa Erhirhie	jboard@ssmu.ca
Justice	Jaiden Medford	justice5@ssmu.ca
Justice	Natacha Radenkovic	justice4@ssmu.ca
Justice	TBD	justice3@ssmu.ca
Justice	TBD	justice2@ssmu.ca
Justice	TBD	justice1@ssmu.ca