Judicial Council members

Meet the members of the top court

General Conference held elections May 1 for all nine spots on the Judicial Council, The United Methodist Church’s top court.

Half of those approved were elected to eight-year terms, while the rest were elected to four-year terms, parameters set by General Conference on April 30.

Learn more about the elections

Officers

Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, M.Div., D.D (C), President

Bill Waddell, J.D. (L), Vice-President

Rev. Angela Brown, J.D., M.Div. (C) Secretary

Members

Harriett Jane Olson, JD (L)

Rev. Jonathan R. Ulanday, M.Div. (C)

Molly Hiekoni Mwayera, LL.B., HB.L. (L)

Rev. Taylor Walters Denyer, DTh., MDiv. (C)

Rev. Tim Bruster, D.M., M.Div. (C)

Andrew Vorbrich, J.D. (L)

Alternates

Rev. Paul Perez, M.Div., MBA (C)

Rev. Beverly Wilkes Null, D.M. (C)

Rev. Mark C. Grafenreed, M.Div., J.D. (C)

Kate Croskery-Jones, Ph.D., M.Div., J.D. (C)

Erin Hawkins (L)

Jessica Vittorio, J.D. (L)

Kent Fulton, J.D. (L)

Thomas Lee, J.D. (L)

Laurie Day, M.A., MNM, (L)

Staff

Sally Curtis Askew, Clerk

LaNella Smith, Asst. Secretary

See Provisions of The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2020/2024- ¶2601-2606