Docket for Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church
October 29 – November 1, 2019
Evanston, IL
Docket 1019-1
In Re: Review of an Administrative Appeal by Erik Seise.
Docket 1019-2
In Re: Request from the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application, or Effect of ¶¶ 20, 33, 327.6, 352, 354, 357.3, and 361 Regarding the Principle of Legality in an Annual Conference’s Administrative Matters. Read More
Docket 1019-3
In Re: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application or Effect of Certain Petitions Adopted as the Traditional Plan by the 2019 General Conference. Read More
Docket 1019-4
In Re: Request from the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application or Effect of ¶ 2553 (Petition 90066 as amended) Particularly as it Relates to the Effective Date of the Legislation. Read More
Docket 1019-5
In Re: Request from the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference Concerning the Legality of a Resolution Pertaining to the One Church Plan. Read More
Docket 1019-6
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Iowa Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of a Resolution Pertaining to the Traditional Plan in Light of ¶ 613.19 and Other Disciplinary Provisions. Read More
Docket 1019-7
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Upper New York Annual Conference Regarding Whether the Adopted Resolution, Response to Action of 2019 General Conference, Attempts to “ignore or contradict” the 2016 Book of Discipline. Read More
Docket 1019-8
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Upper New York Annual Conference Regarding Whether the Adopted Resolution, A Call for Structural Change, Attempts to Negate, Ignore or Violate The Book of Discipline. Read More
Docket 1019-9
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the New England Annual Conference as to Whether the Conference Disaffiliation Policy and Discernment Process Are Permissible Under the Discipline or Are in Conflict With ¶ 2553. Read More
Docket 1019-10
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on Questions of Law in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Wherein Said Questions Exclusively Concerned the Adjourned Clergy Session of the Previous Day and Related to Voting Upon Members for Admission to the Connection, Matters of Character, Conference Relations, Commissioning, Ordination, and Such Other Responsibilities Resulting from the Constitutional Authority Vested in the Clergy Session. Read More
Docket 1019-11
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the North Texas Annual Conference Concerning Whether the Adopted One Church Resolution Negates, Ignores or Violates The Book of Discipline. Read More
Docket 1019-12
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question raised in the Tennessee Annual Conference as to Whether the Adoption of the Inclusion Resolution is “an Action of the Annual Conference according to ¶ 2553.” Read More
Docket 1019-13
In Re: Request from the Desert Southwest Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application, or Effect of ¶¶ 362.1.e.1 and 413.3.d.i Regarding Separation of Powers, and Whether Those Paragraphs Violate the Provisions of ¶ 49 or Violate the Provisions of ¶ 51. Furthermore, if Indeed not Constitutional, then Whether the Words, “as having no basis in law or fact” Ought to Be Stricken from ¶¶ 362.1.e.1 and 413.3.d.i. Read More
Docket 1019-14
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Central Texas Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Adopted Resolution Transparency of Usage of Funds Used for Clergy Trials. Read More
Docket 1019-15
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Central Texas Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Adopted Resolution What’s Next in the Central Texas Annual Conference 2019. Read More
Docket 1019-16
In Re: Request from the Alaska Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality, Meaning, Application, or Effect of ¶ 2553 in view of JCD1366, ¶ 16.3, ¶ 586, and JCD 1379 as to the Constitutionality of Petition 90066. Specifically, the AUMC Requests Answers to Six Questions. Read More
Docket 1019-17
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the California-Pacific Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of Resolution 19-07 Entitled Action of Non-Conformity With The General Conference of the UMC. Read More
Docket 1019-18
In Re: Review of a Bishop’s Ruling on a Question of Law in the Mountain Sky Annual Conference Regarding the Legality of the Resolution All Are Welcome. Read More