Judicial Process Overview

The judicial process typically proceeds like this:

1. The student is documented in an incident.
2. The staff member who confronted the incident writes up a report.
3. The report goes to the appropriate judicial officer, typically the Assistant Director of Residence Life (ADRL) or Director of Residence Life and Judicial Affairs (DRLJA).
4. The judicial officer sends the student a letter with the time and location of their administrative meeting, a sheet outlining information about the administrative meeting, and a copy of the incident report.
5. The meeting begins with the judicial officer explaining the charges and going over the hearing waiver with the student (though the waiver is actually filled out at the end of the meeting).
   • The hearing waiver is a form that the student must fill out to indicate what judicial process he or she prefers.  The student may indicate one of two things on the waiver:
     • The student does not contest the facts upon which the charge is based (though the student is not necessarily confirming them, either) and wishes the judicial officer to decide the case in the administrative meeting.
     • The student wishes a full judicial hearing
6. The judicial officer asks the student to explain what happened, and the student may present information (documentation, witnesses, etc.) relevant to the incident.
• The judicial officer will keep notes and will ask questions during this time.
7. The judicial officer asks any follow-up questions to the student.
8. The judicial officer determines if the student is in violation of UT Tyler policies and if so, what the sanction should be.
9. The judicial officer gives the student a letter outlining the finding (in violation or not in violation) and the sanctions, if any.
10. The student fills out the hearing waiver, as described above.
    • If the student requests a full judicial hearing, the DRLJA will schedule the hearing, which will usually take place within two weeks.  The judicial officer's decision and sanction will not be applied to the student, as the full judicial hearing will decide the student's case.
    • If the student prefers an administrative meeting, the judicial officer's decision will stand and be entered into the student's judicial record.
11. The student may appeal the finding or the sanction to the president of the university.  If the student chooses to do so, they must file written notice of their intent to appeal with the president’s office within 14 days.
12. The judicial officer will follow up to make sure that the sanctions are completed.
13. The student’s file is kept in suite 232 of the UC.

For a flowchart outlining the judicial meeting process, please follow this link.  For information on the judicial appeals process, please follow this link.