15th Supreme Court

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15th Supreme Court
Membership
Justice 1Cedoria
Justice 2Grod Island
Justice 3Morvan
Dates
Start22 September 2019
End18 December 2019

The 15th Supreme Court was appointed by Secretary Argentigrad and confirmed by citizens in individual confidence votes. This consisted of three Justices, and each served a three-month term from 22 September to 18 December 2019. The final members of the 15th Supreme Court were Cedoria, Grod Island, and Morvan.

Members

Date
Event
22 September
Confirmed by citizens
Justice 1 Cedoria
Justice 2 Grod Island
Justice 3 Morvan

Confirmations

The following are the results of the confidence votes on Secretary Argentigrad's initial appointees to the Supreme Court:

Appointee Result
Cedoria 26-3
Grod Island 27-2
Morvan 27-2

As a result, all three appointees were confirmed to their posts.

Legal rulings

The Supreme Court may issue legal rulings on any disputes over the interpretation of regional law. The following are the legal rulings that were issued during the term of the 15th Supreme Court:

No. Date Main law/s Outcome
#3 8 October 2019 "The Members of the General Assembly shall be responsible for: (a) Internally electing one of the Members of the General Assembly to serve as the Speaker" (Section IV.3 of the Constitution) The previous Senators and current Members are legally distinct based on their capability to elect and hold the position of Speaker.