Judicial Council Decisions

Decisions: 901-1000

901. Appeal of Bishop's Determination in the West Virginia Annual Conference Stating That a Resolution Presented to the Annual Conference Directing West Virginia Wesleyan College to Rescind its 24 Hour Visitation Policy Was Out of Order.

902. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the California-Nevada Annual Conference Related to ¶ 2628.1(j) of the 1996 Discipline Which Was Declared Unconstitutional by the Judicial Council in Decision 872.

903. Bishop’s Decision of Law in the California-Nevada Annual Conference Related to the Propriety of the Committee on Investigation Inviting Diverse Witnesses from Across the Nation to Speak on Homosexuality and Sexual Orientation Generally Rather than Speaking on the Specific Complaints Against the Participants in the January 16, 1999 Event on Which the Charges Before the Committee Were Based.

904. Ruling From the Judicial Court of the Northern Europe Central Conference in Response to a Request From the Judicial Council in Decision 859 for a Ruling on the Norway Annual Conference Structure.

905. Request from the Alaska Missionary Conference for a Declaratory Decision on Whether ¶ 710 Is Constitutional as it Relates to the Requirement That a Lay Member of a General Agency of the United Methodist Church Resign When the Member’s Permanent Residence Changes to a Place Outside the Boundaries of the Conference.

906. Request from the Holston Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision as to the Meaning of ¶ 420 of the 1992 Discipline Pertaining to the Election of Full-Time Local Pastors to Associate Membership and the Ability to Equate Part-Time Service to Fulfill the Requirement of Full-Time Service.

907. Request From the North Carolina Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Legality of a Resolution on Homosexuality Adopted by the Annual Conference in June 2000.

908. Request from the Coordinating Council of the Philippines Central Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Status of a Member of That Council Who Is Elected to Membership on the Judicial Council.

909. Consideration of the Constitutionality of the New Model Plan of Structure Adopted by the Northern Illinois Annual Conference in November 2000 over Which the Judicial Council Retained Jurisdiction in Decision 893.

910. Reconsideration of Decision 904.

911. Continued Jurisdiction over Ruling of Law by Bishop Elias G. Galvan in the Pacific Northwest Conference as Required by Decision 897.

912. Petition for Reconsideration of Memorandum 888.

913. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Desert Southwest Annual Conference in Regard to a Resolution Adopted by the Annual Conference Affirming a Resolution of the Western Jurisdictional Conference Entitled “We Will Not Be Silent.”

914. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the West Virginia Annual Conference on Questions Related to a Restructure Plan Adopted by the Annual Conference in its 2001 Session.

915. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference Related to the Termination of Voluntary Leave of a Clergy Member of the Annual Conference.

916. Limited Reconsideration of Decision 909 for Clarification of Whether All Annual Conference Restructure Plans Must Be Postponed Until After the 2004 General Conference Adopts Enabling Legislation for ¶ 15.15 of the Constitution.

917. Request from the California-Pacific Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Appropriateness of a Cabinet Member Participating in the Administrative Process of the Board of Ordained Ministry Under ¶¶ 318.6, 356.3 and 359.3 of the 2000 Discipline.

918. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference on the Appropriateness of the Expenditure of Funds for a Special Called Session of the Western Jurisdictional Conference.

919. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the South Carolina Annual Conference Related to Compensation and Other Matters Pertaining to a Clergy Member Placed on Involuntary Leave of Absence During a Judicial Process.

920. Request from the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Perceived Conflict Between the Last Sentence of ¶ 325.1 and ¶ 304.3 of the 2000 Discipline.

921. IN RE: Request from the California-Pacific Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning of ¶ 633 of the 2000 Discipline Which Is Related to the Administrative Review Committee and Administrative Fair Process Procedures.

922. Review of the Revised Design for Ministry of the Holston Annual Conference as Required by Decision 835.

923. Request from the North Georgia Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Legality of the Provision of a New Insurance Program Adopted by the Annual Conference.

924. Request from the Western North Carolina Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision as to the Constitutionality of Portions of ¶ 602.4 of the 2000 Discipline.

925. Motion to Appeal Judicial Council Decision 907.

926. Review of Bishop's Decision of Law in the North Carolina Annual Conference Related to Resolution of Complaint Filed Against a Clergy Member.

927. Review of Bishop's Decision of Law in the North Carolina Annual Conference on Whether Funds of Any United Methodist Unit may be Given to any Organization, Institution, Caucus or Group that Promotes the Acceptance of Homosexuality by Allowing any Portion of its Property to be Used to Celebrate Same Sex Unions.

928. Review of Bishop's Decision of Law in the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference on a Series of Questions Related to the Annual Conference Structure.

929. Request from the Commission on General Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning of "Any Organization" in 507 of the 2000 Discipline.

930. Reconsideration of Decision 920.

931. Request From the North Central Jurisdiction Commission on Archives and History for a Declaratory Decision on the Necessity of Annual Conference Structures Making Provision for Fulfilling the Requirements of 638 of the 2000 Discipline Concerning Archival and Historical Matters.

932. Petition for Limited Reconsideration of Decision 921.

933. Petition for Reconsideration of Decision 919.

934. Petition for Reconsideration of Decision 915.

935. Review of the Revised Insurance Program of the North Georgia Annual Conference as Required by Decision 923.

936. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Kansas East Annual Conference on the Portion of the Conference Child Abuse Policy Which Requires Clergy To Report All Cases of Child Abuse Including Information Regarding Such Conduct Received in a Confidential or Confessional Setting.

937. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Wisconsin Annual Conference Related to Licensing and Appointment of a Local Pastor.

938. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Related to the Authority of the Clergy Session to Move That a Clergy Person Be Placed on Involuntary Leave of Absence.

939. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference Related to the Legality of a Proposed Amendment to the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference Foundation’s By-laws Allowing the Foundation to Accept Funds from Non-Methodist Related Entities.

940. Request from the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on a Perceived Conflict Between ¶¶ 352.1.b and 359.2 of the 2000 Discipline.

941. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference Related to a Resolution Establishing a Process of Cabinet Review of Clergy Who Participate in or Allow Events to Be Held in Their Church Buildings That Promote Dialogue on Homosexuality.

942. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference Relative to the Action Taken by the Board of Ordained Ministry and the Cabinet on the Appointive Status of a Clergy Member of the Annual Conference.

943. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference on a Resolution Requiring That Each Local Church in the Annual Conference Have a Lay Member of the Annual Conference.

944. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference.

945. Request from the Kansas West Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision Related to the Equitable Compensation of Women Pastors.

946. Review of Bishop Decision of Law in the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference on Whether Prohibiting Annual Conference Members from Participating in Legislative Committees to Which They Are Not Assigned Is Constitutional.

947. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference Related to the Necessity of Printing the Entire Budget in the Conference Journal and to the Legality of Certain Processes and Portions of the Annual Conference Budget.

948. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Alaska Missionary Conference Related to the Process of Discontinuance of a Local Church.

949. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Northern Illinois Annual Conference Related to the Constitutionality of a Property Action Taken by the Annual Conference.

950. Request from the California-Pacific Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on Whether it Is Allowable for Bishops and District Superintendents to Be Voting Participants in a Hearing Requested by a Clergy Member Recommended for Involuntary Leave as Described in ¶ 352.1 of the 2000 Discipline.

951. Review of the Restructure and Related Documents of the West Virginia Annual Conference as Required by Decision 914.

952. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference Related to the Process of Evaluation by the Conference Personnel Committee of the Annual Conference Staffing Plan.

953. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the West Virginia Annual Conference Related to the Use by the West Virginia Conference Board of Pensions of Funds Invested with the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits.

954. Review of the Revised Sexual Ethics Policy of the East Ohio Annual Conference as Required by Decision 839.

955. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the East Ohio Annual Conference on the Constitutionality of the 2001 East Ohio Conference Action to Use Interest from Capital Raised to Fund Pre-82 Pension Liability for the Purpose of Partially Funding Health Care Costs And/or Replenishing the Health Care Reserve Account for Conference Claimants.

956. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the East Ohio Annual Conference on Whether the Resident Bishop and Annual Conference Were in Violation of ¶ 415.6 of the 2000 Discipline When the Words “In the Name of the Triune God” Were Substituted for the Words, “In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” in the Service of Ordination at the 2001 Session of the East Ohio Annual Conference.

957. Review of the Revised Restructure of Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference as Required by Decision 928.

958. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Virginia Annual Conference Related to Clergy Retiree Health Plan Eligibility.

959. Request from the General Council on Finance and Administration for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application and Effect of ¶ 405.2 b) and c) Dealing with the Number of Bishops Assigned to Each Jurisdiction.

960. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the West Ohio Annual Conference on the Legality of a Special Clergy Session Held at a Different Time and Place from the Regular Session of the West Ohio Annual Conference.

961. Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision on a Proposed Amendment to ¶ 407.3 of the 2000 Discipline Making the Term of the President of the Council of Bishops Four Years and Releasing the President from Residential and Presidential Responsibilities During That Four Year Term.

962. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Alaska Missionary Conference Related to the Process of Discontinuance of a Local Church.

963. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the West Virginia Annual Conference Related to the Use by the West Virginia Conference Board of Pension of Funds Invested with the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits

964. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Virginia Annual Conference Related to Clergy Retiree Health Plan Eligibility.

965. Request from the Coordinating Council of the Philippines Central Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Eligibility of a Member of the Judicial Council to Serve as a Trustee of Wesleyan University-Philippines.

966. Request from the General Council on Finance and Administration for April 27, 2003 Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application and Effect of ¶ ¶ 405.2(b) and c) Dealing with the Number of Bishops Assigned to Each Jurisdiction.

967. Appeal from the Decision of the Court of Appeals in the Western Jurisdiction in the Matter of the Rev. Karen Dammann.

967. Appeal from the Decision of the Court of Appeals in the Western Jurisdiction in the Matter of the Rev. Karen Dammann.

968. Request From The Kansas West Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application, and Effect of ¶ ¶ 246.12, 331, 621, 622 and 623 of the 2000 Discipline as Related to Equitable Compensation of Women Pastors.

969. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the South Carolina Annual Conference on the Applicability of ¶604.14 of the 2000 Discipline Concerning Open Meetings to the Clergy Session of the Annual Conference.

970. Review of the Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference on the Constitutionality of the Conference Housing Policy Adopted at its June 2003 Session.

971. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the West Michigan Annual Conference Related to the Authority of the Bishop to Replace or Renominate Members on the Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry.

972. Request from the California-Pacific Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application and Effect of ¶ 359 As Related to the Right of Persons To Be Accompanied by Another Person to Any Hearings.

973. Request from the California-Pacific Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application and Effect of ¶¶ 352 and 359 of the 2000 Discipline as Related to an Involuntary Leave of Absence and an Administrative Complaint.

974. Request from the California-Pacific Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application and Effect of ¶ 359.2 Concerning Access to Written Complaints and Supporting Documents at the Initiation of the Supervisory Process.

975. Review of the East Ohio Sexual Ethics Policy as Required by Memorandum 954

976. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the East Ohio Annual Conference on Whether the Annual Conference Had the Authority to Redesignate Certain Funds to Support the Conference’s Health Care Benefit Plan.

977. Request From The East Ohio Annual Conference For A Declaratory Decision On The Meaning, Application And Effect Of ¶ 315.6 Of The 2000 Discipline And Whether The Entire Educational Requirements For Election To Probationary Membership And Commissioning Are Set Forth In That Paragraph.

978. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the New England Annual Conference on Whether it Is Proper for the Annual Conference to Provide Funds “for a Ministry Directed Specifically Towards Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transsexuals, Such as the Cambridge Welcoming Ministries.”

979. Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Western New York Annual Conference Related to a Motion Made During the 2002 Session of the Annual Conference and the Reasons for That Motion Not Being Ruled out of Order.

980. Appeal From The Decision Of The Committee On Appeals In The Western Jurisdiction In The Matter Of The Rev. Karen Dammann.

981. Request from the California-Pacific Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on Whether or Not a Local Pastor Has the Right to a Trial When the Pastor Receives in Notice in Writing That He or She Is Being Discontinued from Appointment for Allegedly Violating Specifically One or More of the Chargeable Offenses Listed in ¶2702.1 of the 2000 Discipline.

982. IN Re: Request from the California-Pacific Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application, and Effect of ¶¶ 346 and 359.1 of the 2000 Discipline as to Whether a Local Pastor Has the Right to Trial after Being Discontinued from Appointment.

982. IN Re: Request from the California-Pacific Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application, and Effect of ¶¶ 346 and 359.1 of the 2000 Discipline as to Whether a Local Pastor Has the Right to Trial after Being Discontinued from Appointment.

983. IN RE: Review of Revised Structure of the Louisiana Annual Conference as Required by Decision 900.

984. IN RE: Declaratory Decision Regarding the Meaning, Application or Effect of 304.3 and 2702.1(b) of the 2000 Discipline.

985. IN RE: Request for a Declaratory Decision from the General Conference Regarding the Application of the Discipline to Actions of an Annual Conference in a Church Trial and the Meaning, Application or Effect of 304.3 of the Discipline to the Findings of the Trial Court.

986. IN RE: Request from the General Conference for a Declaratory Decision Concerning Pastoral Leadership in Paying Apportionments as a Chargeable Offense under ¶ 2702.

987. IN RE: Request from the Western Michigan Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application and Effect of the Discipline to the Addition of Domestic Partner Benefits to the Conference Health Benefits Policy.

988. IN RE: Review of Kansas West Annual Conference Equitable Compensation Plan for Women Clergy as Required by Decision 968.

989. IN RE: Request from the 2004 General Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality of Calendar Item 1017, as Adopted, with respect to the Lay Membership of Annual Conferences.

990. IN RE: Request from the 2004 General Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application, and Effect of the Provisions of ¶ 705.3(j) of the Discipline with Respect to the Membership of the Connectional Table.

991. IN RE: Request from the 2004 General Conference for a Declaratory Decision on Whether Calendar Item 1498, as Adopted, Violates any Disciplinary Provision with Respect to Racial Ethnic Caucus Membership at Connectional Table.

992. IN RE: Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the North Central New York Annual Conference Concerning Approval of a Candidate for Commissioning as Probationary Member by the Clergy Session.

993. IN RE: Request from the 2004 General Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality of Calendar Item 1167, as Adopted, with Respect to Lay Membership on the Committee on Investigation.

994. IN RE: Request from the Virginia Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application, and Effect of the 2000 Discipline and Specifically ¶ 608 thereof, to “Equipping the Church: An Organizational Plan for the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church,” as Adopted.

995. IN RE: Request from the Virginia Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning, Application and Effect of ¶ 352.1(b) [Involuntary Leave of Absence] and ¶ 356.2 [Voluntary Retirement] of the 2000 Discipline Where a Clergy Member Requested Voluntary Retirement, But was Placed On Involuntary Leave of Absence by the Clergy Session.

996. IN RE: Request from the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Authority of a Bishop to Overrule the Judicial Council and Deny an Individual’s Request for Jury Trial.

997. IN RE: Request from the Wisconsin Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality of ¶ 346.1 of the 2000 Discipline Concerning Discontinuance of Local Pastors.

998. IN RE: Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the North Georgia Annual Conference Concerning the Propriety of a Resolution Entitled “A Resolution From The South Georgia Annual Conference – Support for a Marriage Amendment to the Georgia Constitution” under the Discipline.

999. IN RE: Review of Bishop’s Decision of Law in the Troy Annual Conference Concerning Propriety of a Resolution Entitled “Providing Health Care Coverage for Domestic Partners.”

1000. IN RE: Request for a Declaratory Decision by the Northern Illinois Annual Conference for Review of its Revised Plan of Structure and as Required by Decision 909.

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