Jedi High Council

The **Jedi High Council** was the ruling body of the Jedi Order, made up of twelve Jedi Masters chosen by the Master of the Order, and led by the Master of the Order and the Grand Master. The twelve Jedi Masters seated on the Council were expected to be the wisest and most respected members of the Order, and many served on there for the rest of their lives. The High Council convened in the High Council Tower, one of the four Council Towers in the Coruscant Jedi Temple. After the Temple's fall, they relocated to Salekelahn.

## History

### Creation

The Jedi High Council's creation dates back to the creation of the Jedi Order itself, founded in 27,401 BEF following the Tho Yor Awakening. Its makeup and political system remained relatively static throughout its history, with twelve members including the Grand Master and Master of the Order. The headquarters of the Council were typically chambers in the main Jedi temple, which for much of the Jedi's history was the Coruscant Jedi Temple.

### Fragmentation

"*The Council is gone. I am all that remains.*"
―Kit Fisto, upon returning to the Temple[src]
One of the most devastating days in the Council's history was the aftermath of the duel at the LiMerge Building, when a majority of the Council confronted the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious and his new apprentice Darth Vader. Kit Fisto was the only survivor of the engagement, and one of only three members of the Council who survived the first stages of the Great Jedi Purge, alongside Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

## Organization and politics

The Jedi High Council was comprised of twelve Jedi Masters who were selected based on their merit as Jedi, including their adherence to the Jedi Code, their wisdom, and in many cases seniority. Members of the Council voted on who to interview to be added to the Council, although it was within a Jedi's rights to decline an interview or decline to be appointed. Members of the Council were free to resign at any time, although it was typically frowned upon socially. The two heads of the Council were the Grand Master, who led the Jedi Order as a whole, and the Master of the Order which was selected unanimously by members of the Council upon the previous Master of the Order's departure or death to organize and lead the council in sessions.

The High Council was *de facto* the executive of the Jedi Order, determining internal Jedi laws and doctrines as well as doling out assignments to the members of the Order. They oversaw the three other lesser Councils, namely the Council of Reassignment, Council of Reconciliation, and the Council of First Knowledge. They worked in conjunction with the Office of the Chancellor, the leadership of the Galactic Republic, although would occasionally come into conflict when the Supreme Chancellor believed that they were able to interfere in internal Jedi matters.

## Appearances

* *Star Wars Jedi*: *Adi Gallia* 1
* *Star Wars Jedi*: *Ki-Adi-Mundi* 1
* "Bound by Blood" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars Jedi*: *Dooku*: Mourning (Mentioned only)
* *Celestial Blood* (Mentioned only)
* *A Fleeting Tempest* (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars Jedi*: *Coleman Trebor* 1 (Appears in hologram)
* *The Clone Wars Retold* – "Supply Lines"
* *The Clone Wars Retold* – "Under Siege"
* *Reticence*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter I — *Trial and Sacrifice*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter II — *Decisions*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter III — *Darkness Falls*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter IV — *Plans*
* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter V — *Sith*
* *Secrets Revealed* Epilogue
* "The Corruption of Regeneration" (Mentioned only)
* *Vergences and Conduits* (Mentioned only)
* *Secrets of Salekelahn*
* "The Drowned World"
* *Soul Searching* Rachi I — *Allies*
* *Soul Searching* Obi-Wan I — *Rebellion's Beginnings* (Mentioned only)
* *Soul Searching* Yoda I — *Understanding*
* *Soul Searching* Yoda II — *The Temple*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 *Secrets Revealed* Chapter II — *Decisions*
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 *Secrets Revealed* Chapter I — *Trial and Sacrifice*
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 *Secrets Revealed* Chapter IV — *Plans*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *Secrets Revealed* Epilogue
5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 5.35 5.36 5.37 5.38 5.39 5.40 5.41 5.42 5.43 5.44 5.45 5.46 5.47 5.48 5.49 5.50 5.51 5.52 5.53 5.54 *The Skywalker Saga Supplement*
6. ↑ *The Skywalker Saga Supplement*: The Galactic Timeline
7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 *Secrets Revealed* Chapter V — *Sith*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *Expanding the Unexpanded*
9. ↑  *Star Wars Jedi*: *Dooku*: Mourning