Filing Deadlines
Deadlines for Submission of Briefs:
- Tuesday, May 20, 2025: Deadline for electronic filing of Briefs. Must be transmitted by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time USA [UTC: 20 May 2025, 06:59].
- Wednesday, May 28, 2025: Deadline for electronic filing of Reply Briefs. Must be transmitted by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time USA [UTC: 28 May 2025, 06:59].
- Hardcopies must be received no later than Saturday, June 1, 2025 for distribution to Judicial Council members.
Download the revised Brief Submission Form (7/29/24) for full instructions and a hard copy mailing address.
Digital files for electronic filing should be transmitted to the Rev. Angela Brown, JD, Judicial Council Secretary, at [email protected].
Thirteen [13] hard copies of the electronic filing should be shipped to:
Rev. Angela Brown, JD, Judicial Council Secretary
c/o L. Smith, 1215 Shady Lane, Durham, NC 27712
Correspondence for the Judicial Council should be directed to the Secretary:
Rev. Angela Brown, JD, Judicial Council Secretary, at
[email protected].
The Judicial Council will have a Zoom Call to consider this request on June 2, 2025.
Docket 0525-01
IN RE: Pursuant to Paragraph 2610.1 of The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church (2020/2024), the College of Bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church requests that the Judicial Council make a ruling in the nature of a declaratory decision as to the "meaning, application, or effect of the Discipline" in paragraph 2549 as interpreted by Judicial Council Decision 1512. At issue are actions taken by the Mississippi Annual Conference's Board of Trustees to execute and carry out agreements with local churches in Mississippi to depart from the denomination under paragraph 2549 of the Discipline.
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