Decision Number 1470

SUBJECT TO FINAL EDITING


March 20, 2023

Decision


A request for a ruling on questions of law submitted orally, but not in writing, during the regular session of annual conference is not sufficient to confer jurisdiction for an episcopal ruling on the merits. JCD 1161. The Bishop’s ruling that the “request for a ruling of law was improperly submitted because it was not submitted in writing” is affirmed.

March 20, 2023

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