Shall we ratify the following as Code of Laws Section E - Judiciary?


1. The judiciary is comprised of three members, the Chief Justice, and 2 Associate
Justices

2. All members of the judiciary share several rights and responsibilities.
A. Do not have Deputies but may appoint Pro-Tem officials if they are unable
to fulfill their duties. Pro-Tem officials have all of the rights and
responsibilities of the officials they are filling in for but are a temporary
position and must surrender their pro-tem status upon the request of the
official.
B. Participate in Judicial Review to determine the legality of proposed
amendments, laws and standards.
C. Initiate and participate in Judicial Review to interpret and clarify
existing amendments, laws and standards.
D. Participate in Citizen Complaints.
E. Post Legislative polls that have passed Judicial Review.

3. The Chief Justice
A. Is responsible for posting the current census at the beginning of each
term.
B. Is responsible for updating and maintaining the Judicial Log.
C. Is responsible for monitoring investigation threads to keep them on topic
and accurate.

4. Associate Justices
A. Aid the Chief Justice as requested.


Please vote:
Yes - ratify this
No - do not ratify this
Abstain - I have no preference

Relevant Discussion
CoL Section E - Judiciary (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72142)

Poll shall run for 4 days

C'mon folks - need votes here!

-- Ravensfire

Why do the Judiciary not have deputies? I’ve looked over the linked discussion thread but haven’t spotted anything that mentions it. Now that we have 3 positions, taken as the top 3 in a single election (OK not this time, but that is the intent), why not just take the 4th in the election as a deputy to the Judiciary (4th in line so to speak). The deputy would take an Associate Justice spot when necessary - In the case of the Chief Justice, I would think you would want to have one of the AJs standing in there, with the deputy again taking the AJ spot.

I may ask annoying questions – but at least it proves I’m reading it!

Originally posted by Furiey
Why do the Judiciary not have deputies? I’ve looked over the linked discussion thread but haven’t spotted anything that mentions it. Now that we have 3 positions, taken as the top 3 in a single election (OK not this time, but that is the intent), why not just take the 4th in the election as a deputy to the Judiciary (4th in line so to speak). The deputy would take an Associate Justice spot when necessary - In the case of the Chief Justice, I would think you would want to have one of the AJs standing in there, with the deputy again taking the AJ spot.

I may ask annoying questions – but at least it proves I’m reading it!

Definitely not an annoying question - a good one.

Deputies aren't mentioned here, or in the similar section for the Executive Branch (C) or Legislature (D). These sections define the structure (clause 1), general duties (clause 2) and specific duties (clause 3 and 4) of the Judiciary.

Deputies are covered in a different section - here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72146&perpage=20&display=&pagenumber=2). Look down for post 24 to find the latest proposal from Cyc.

-- Ravensfire