Judicial Council

Most Recent Decisions

#	Title	Date	Type
1351	IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Decision of Law in the Iowa Annual Conference regarding the complaint procedure involving a clergy member who was reported to have publicly declared to be "a self-avowed practicing homosexual."	October 27, 2017	Decision
1350	IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference concerning the constitutionality, application, meaning, and effect of The Book of Discipline 2012 ¶¶ 355, 362.2, 363, 636, and 2701 regarding the placing of a clergy member on involuntary leave of absence without a fair process hearing.	October 27, 2017	Memorandum
1349	IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Decision of Law in the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference concerning if the cabinet's process for initiating part-time appointments meets the requirements of The Book of Discipline 2016 ¶ 338.	October 27, 2017	Decision
1348	IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Alaska Conference regarding the constitutionality of the relevant portion of ¶ 2008 of The Book of Discipline 2016.	October 27, 2017	Memorandum
1347	IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the Denmark Annual Conference regarding the legality of the language added to The Book of Discipline 2016 ¶ 161.G) stating "…and considers this practice incompatible with Christian teaching," in particular if it violates the First and Second Restrictive Rules (Constitution ¶¶ 17-18).	October 27, 2017	Memorandum
1346	IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Decision of Law regarding the authority of the Western Jurisdictional Conference to adopt rules and the effect of those rules on nominations to the jurisdictional pool.	October 27, 2017	Memorandum
1345	In Re: Request for Reconsideration of Judicial Council Decision 1341	October 27, 2017	Memorandum
1341	IN RE: Petition for Declaratory Decision from the South Central Jurisdictional Conference concerning the application, meaning, and effect of ¶¶ 304.3, 310.2d, 341.6, 2702.1a), b), and d) of The Book of Discipline, 2012 in regard to the nomination, election, consecration, and/or assignment as bishop of a person who claims to be a "self-avowed practicing homosexual" or is a spouse in a same-sex marriage or civil union.	April 28, 2017	Decision
1340	IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Decision of Law regarding the Untitled Resolution passed by the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference.	April 28, 2017	Decision
1339	IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Decision of Law in the West Michigan Annual Conference, as remanded by Memorandum 1335, concerning (a) if a Wesley Foundation is considered a conference board or agency by the West Michigan Plan of Organization and the Book of Discipline (¶ 610, ¶ 701), and (b) if a local pastor appointed as campus minister of a Wesley foundation under ¶ 344.1a is ineligible for nomination to the Conference Leadership Team because of the membership requirement established by the West Michigan Plan of Organization.	April 28, 2017	Decision
1338	IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Decision of Law regarding the authority of the Western Jurisdictional Conference to adopt rules and the effect of those rules on nominations to the jurisdictional pool.	April 28, 2017	Memorandum
1344	IN RE: Review of a Bishop's Decision of Law in the Northern Illinois Annual Conference concerning (a) If the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry is required to ascertain whether a candidate meets the qualifications for candidacy and ordained ministry, including whether or not she or he is exhibiting "fidelity in marriage and celibacy in singleness" or is a "self-avowed practicing homosexual", and (b) if the Conference Board of Ordained can legally recommend to the clergy session a candidate whom they believe to be in violation of the fidelity, celibacy, or definition of marriage standard	April 28, 2017	Decision