Diego Abele,

Judicial Chair

Diego is completing a double major in Philosophy and Political Science with a minor in Economics. Immediately after undergrad, he plans to complete an accelerated master’s program in Philosophy, after which he hopes to attend law school. Post-academia, Diego hopes to serve as an attorney and eventually enter the judiciary branch of the U.S. government, with his ultimate destination being the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition to being a member of the UM Compass Club, the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, and the Catholic Campus Ministry, Diego serves as the Vice President of Council Affairs and Programming for the Interfraternity Council, where he coordinates the needs of the IFC Executive Board and distributes them to the LOU community via programming projects, all with the help of the IFC Delegates that he oversees. Additionally, he works as an undergraduate teaching assistant for “Logic: Critical Thinking.” In his 3+ years serving in the University Judicial Council, he was able to engage in several conduct hearings—both for ASB and UJC—and serve as one of last year’s vice chairs. Diego looks forward to maintaining the efficacy of the University (and ASB) Judicial Council, as well as programming its members to engage in higher levels of critical thinking and broader policy goals.

The Judicial Chair oversees both the student conduct appeals process and the Student Traffic Appeals Board, serving as the head of the entire Judicial branch of the ASB. The Judicial Council, a jurisprudential body of both students and faculty over which the Judicial Chair presides, is the final authority on the interpretation of the ASB Code & Constitution.

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Judicial Chair’s Department

The Judicial Branch does not publicly disclose the identities of its University Judicial Council or Student Traffic Appeals Board members to protect their privacy and ability to remain impartial during hearings. The student-led Judicial Council partners with the Office of Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct to hear and decide cases of non-academic misconduct. Cases often include violations related to drugs, alcohol, hazing, assault and battery, fraud, or sexual misconduct.  Student conduct cases are often initiated from reports by the University Police Department, the Department of Student Housing, and the Oxford Police Department. The judicial board provides a hearing process in order to assist students with resolving these problems. When necessary, the Judicial Council also hears internal ASB-related cases involving the ASB code and constitution in regards to judicial precedence.

Office of Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct

100 Somerville Hall - (662) 915-1387 - studentconduct@olemiss.edu

Additionally, the Judicial Branch of the Associated Student Body also houses the Student Traffic Appeals Board which hears and decides student cases pertaining parking and moving violations on campus. Listed below are the steps to appeal a parking ticket online: 

ONLINE APPEALS PROCESS

  1. Go to the Department of Parking and Transportation website at www.olemiss.edu/parking.

  2. Select "My Parking Account" (large red button in the upper right of the parking website).

  3. Click on the “LOGIN” button in the upper right.

  4. Select "Affiliated Login" and login using your myOleMiss Web ID and password.

  5. Select "View Your Citations."

  6. Find whichever citation and select “Appeal.”

  7. If you would like to do an online appeal, then select “Online Appeal” as the appeal type. If you would like to appeal before the board, select "In-Person" as the appeal type.