ASM Student Elections Commission Vice Chair

Position Title: SEC Vice Chair/Associate Justice (1)
Organization Name: Student Judiciary
Incumbent Status: Must be a currently enrolled student at UW-Madison
Selection Process: Justices are appointed for 2-year terms, except in cases when they
are appointed to fill a vacancy. Terms are year round appointments but little is done in the summer.
Advertising Vacancy: Students must apply to ASM and pass a rigorous ASM Nominations Committee interview. Then they must be approved by the ASM Student Council at two consecutive meetings.
Terms of Office: May 1- April 30
Total Payment: $2,200.00
Hours Per Week: 8 hrs/week
Paid Hourly Elsewhere on Campus: This position, to my knowledge, does not exist anywhere else on campus.

Explanation of Duties:

  • Research, review, and be familiar with past cases,
  • Learn the ASM constitution, by-laws, and rules of procedure,
  • Operate an orderly courtroom,
  • Provide information to the Student Council regarding court procedure,
  • Act as a check on Council power,
  • Act as a liaison for students to keep Council members accountable,
  • Act as a watchdog for rule of procedure for Council,
  • Write decisions,
  • Hear cases,
  • Hold office hours (optional)
  • Provide forum for student, RSOs and election complaints
  • In addition to hearing cases, the Judiciary is charged with running elections. All Justices are expected to know the basic rules and procedures of the elections. However, one Justice is elected each year to be the Student Election Commissioner (SEC Chair) and head of the Student Election Commission. In 1999-2000, the Judiciary created a new position to help the SEC function more efficiently, the SEC Vice Chair.
  • Assist the SEC Chair in any and/or all their responsibilities
  • Specifically promote the elections to RSOs to increase voter turnout and student involvement
  • Publicize and advertise for elections
  • Any other duties as required by the SJ Rules of Procedure.

Educational components of the position:

  • Justices learn how to relate to others in a courtroom setting.
  • They learn how to operate orderly meetings and rules of order. Dispute resolution is a key element to life that everyone could use.
  • Justices also need to become familiar with the ASM constitution, by-laws, and past cases; this helps students to become familiar with the law and understand court decisions.
  • Justices learn how to write decisions and justify court opinions.

ASM Student Council is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
People of color, women, lesbian, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people and people with disabilities encouraged to apply.
Student status required for employment.