Guide to the Penalty Code and to Judicial Sanctions

The Board on Judicial Affairs has approved a series of documents that describe how the Penalty Code is applied by Judicial Panels. While the documents are written primarily for panelists, we believe they would also be helpful to responding students.

1. Introduction to the Penalty Code: Purpose of sanctions and the appropriate and inappropriate use of the Penalty Code
2. Sanctions and Their Practical Effects: An explanation of each of the sanctions available in the penalty code
3. Precedent
4. Sanctioning Factors: Aggravating & Mitigating circumstances
5. Impact of Sanctions on an Individual Student
6. Impact of Outside Proceedings
7. Sanction Statements: Information provided to responding students