The NC State Judicial Board is the body which conducts academic and
non-academic hearings in which students have been charged with
violating the NC State Code of Student Conduct and they face
possible suspension or expulsion from the university. Approximately
20 university faculty and staff and 25 students comprise the pool of
possible Board members who sit on each hearing, with a different
composition depending on the nature of the case:
Academic cases: two students and two faculty are present
Non-academic cases: three students and one faculty are present
What roles are there on Judicial Board?
The Student
Chief Justice facilitates each of these hearings, which take place
twice a week. In these hearings, the Chief Justice and the
Judicial
Board Members question the claimant (person or group responsible
for filing the charge) and the respondent (student being charged). The
respondent and claimant each have an assistant (student member of
Judicial Board who has been appointed) who helps them prepare for
the hearing.
How are hearings run?
Hearings are closed to the public to protect the rights of the
involved parties. Two separate stages occur in each hearing, unless
the respondent is found to be not guilty:
Fact Finding: each person is allowed to present their
case and then the Board questions them; witnesses may be called by
the Board if appropriate.
Sanctioning: each person is questioned regarding any
aggravating or mitigating circumstances related to the respondent
and/or the violation itself.
After each stage, everyone leaves the room for the Board to make a
decision. At the end of the hearing, the Board's decision is read,
and following the hearing, the Chief Justice writes a letter to the
respondent giving the decision and detailing the Board's rationale.
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