Random students are chosen through jury selection. Associate Justices are trained and regularly hear cases. If the Honor Court finds a student responsible, the Honor Court chancellor and two justices recommend a sanction. Again, Sina makes the final decision. Cases are resolved about three weeks faster if they go before the Conduct Committee rather than the Honor Court, which can take up to 60 days, Dalton said.
Students can appeal decisions made by both groups.
Students accused of anything other than academic honesty have four choices - including the Student Conduct Committee, mediation and an informal proceeding with Dalton. But for most students accused of serious offenses, the road taken is a formal hearing before Dalton in which witness testimony is heard and the accused presents evidence and questions witnesses. If an accused student wants to protest the charge, they have a formal hearing before the Student Conduct Committee. Students charged with a criminal violation such as an open container, can go through Judicial Affairs and the county criminal system simultaneously. Some think this is double jeopardy, Mayeux said.