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The '''Judiciary Committee''' is provides a recourse for members who disagree with each other or the decisions of [[Officers|house officers]]. This body is also responsible for considering fine appeals and requests for house charge release, work requests and food releaserequests, and food releasemaking recommendations to the house for voting. It consists of A member may contact the nine [[Suite ManagersPresident]] and two Vice Presidentsat any time to request a Judiciary Committee hearing. These hearings are private, which enables the committee to hear sensitive cases. For example, and a member who is chaired by requesting house charge release may not feel comfortable sharing their reasoning for needing to leave the house with the entire house at a [[PresidentHouse Meeting|house meeting]]. The Judiciary Committee can hear their case and make a recommendation to the house without revealing sensitive information.
== Process From the Constitution ==A member seeking to appeal a fine or request release from house charges, work, or food charges must email the President. The President then schedules a Judiciary Committee meeting where the member is expected to give a statement (if circumstances prevent an in-person statement, a written statement may be considered instead). The Judiciary Committee may ask questions and discuss the case privately before voting.