National Party Judicial Committee

The Judicial Committee is the final avenue of appeal, giving due process beyond the LNC for several enumerated areas of subject matter jurisdiction:

• suspension of affiliate parties
• suspension of officers
• suspension of National Committee members-at-large
• voiding of National Committee decisions
• challenges to platform planks
• challenges to Resolutions
• suspension of Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates

Committee Terms

As currently configured, there are seven Judicial Committee members, who are elected at national conventions. The members of the JC generally serve terms of approximately two years, from one national convention to the next.

• Judicial Committee (2022-2026)
• Judicial Committee (2020-2022)
• Judicial Committee (2016-2018)
• Judicial Committee (2014-2016)
• Judicial Committee (2012-2014)
• Judicial Committee (2010-2012)
• Judicial Committee (2008-2010)
• Judicial Committee (2006-2008)
• Judicial Committee (2004-2006)
• Judicial Committee (2002-2004)
• Judicial Committee (2000-2002)
• Judicial Committee (1998-2000)
• Judicial Committee (1996-1998)
• Judicial Committee (1993-1996)
• Judicial Committee (1991-1993)
• Judicial Committee (1989-1991)
• Judicial Committee (1987-1989)
• Judicial Committee (1985-1987)
• Judicial Committee (1983-1985)
• Judicial Committee (1981-1983)
• Judicial Committee (1979-1981)
• Judicial Committee (1978-1979)
• Judicial Committee (1977-1978)
• Judicial Committee (1976-1977)
• Judicial Committee (1975-1976)
• Judicial Committee (1974-1975)
• Judicial Committee (1973-1974)
• Judicial Committee (1972-1973)

Past Chairs

The following people have chaired the Judicial Committee.

Rob Stratton	2022-2026, third term
Stephan Kinsella	2022-2026, second term
Rob Latham	2022-2026, first term
Mary Ruwart	2020-2022
Chuck Moulton	2016-2020
M Carling	2014-2016
Bill Hall	2012-2014
Bill Hall	2010-2012
Ruth Bennett	2008-2010
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Dean Ahmad	2002-2004
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Cases

The Judicial Committee is rarely called into action. The following are all known JC deliberations and opinions.

Cases During Judicial Committee Term (2020-2022)

• Collected at Judicial Committee (2020-2022)

Suspension of affiliate party: Oregon (2015)

• Documents from Chuck Moulton's JC archive

National Committee decision: mandatory convention registration fee (2012)

• Decision in Ploeger, et al vs. LNC (4/21/2012) (Appeal of LNC decision to impose a floor fee for national convention delegate attendance)
• Additional documents from Chuck Moulton's JC archive

Suspension of affiliate party: Oregon (2011)

• Decision in Wagner vs. LNC (8/25/2011) (Appeal of LNC decision to refuse recognition of LP of Oregon officers led by Wes Wagner)
• Clarification of decision in Wagner vs. LNC (9/23/2011) (Response to request for clarification of decision)
• Additional documents from Chuck Moulton's JC archive

Suspension of National Committee member-at-large: Lee Wrights (2009)

• Documents from Chuck Moulton's JC archive
• Mike Seebeck's Timeline

Discharge of National Director Eric O'Keefe (1982)

• Document:Brief filed to Judicial Committee 4 December 1982 Regarding the Dismissal of National Director

External Links

• List of members of other committees
• Chuck Moulton's JC archive