Superior Judge of the Cupertino Alliance

Superior Judge of the Cupertino Alliance
Arms of the Cupertino Alliance
Incumbent Tim Landa since 8 February 2022
Appointer	Cupertino Parliament
Inaugural holder	Zabëlle Skye
Formation	17 March 2020

The Superior Judge oversees the Superior Court of the Cupertino Alliance.

The position was established in March 2020 through the Syracuse Declaration.

History

The Syracuse Declaration was first proposed on 14 March by Jayden Lycon during the 69 Hour Session, and passed on 17 March, establishing the role of Superior Judge. New Eiffelic delegate Zabëlle Skye was appointed the role eight days later.

The powers of the Superior Judge were greatly expanded shortly after by the Parliamentary Practice Act. This was further amended and expanded by the passage of the Charter of the Cupertino Alliance in June.

In the latter half of the year, the Superior Judge was granted the power to approve executive rejections of applicants on the basis of homeland security with the approval of the Chair of the Board, Lieutenant Chair and the Minister of Membership Attainment. A later mandate granted the judge a seat on the Investigative and Domestic Enforcement Command. The process for removing the Superior Judge was also simplified.

List of Superior Judges

#	Portrait	Name Origin (nation)	Chair	Term of office
1		Zabëlle Skye Principality of New Eiffel	Jayden Lycon	25 March 2020	12 December 2020
			Appointed in late March after consideration from the Chair of the Board.
—		James Bornstein Desert District Acting Judge	Jayden Lycon	12 December 2020	16 January 2020
			Appointed as Acting Superior Judge after Skye took a leave of absence.
		Brennan Sullivan People's Republic of Tesforia Acting Judge	Simon Reeve	20 January 2021	24 February 2021
			Appointed as Acting Superior Judge following the resignation of Bornstein in the wake of a vote of no confidence.
2		Brennan Sullivan People's Republic of Tesforia	Simon Reeve	24 February 2021	16 August 2021
			Appointed as Superior Judge in the Ross-Xia cabinet for the 3rd Ministry.
3		Carson Snyder Kingdom of Northwood-Oregon	Varuna Sriraya Tyler Mullins	16 August 2021	31 January 2022
			Appointed as Superior Judge in the Roy-Mullins cabinet for the 4th Ministry. Served alongside Charles Burgardt and Phillip Joseph Pillin as Associate judges.
4		Sertor Valentinus Kingdom of West Sayville	Carson Snyder Larry Martin Thorin Neal Chris Ramsay	8 February 2022	31 July 2023
			Served alongside Tim Landa and Phillip Joseph Pillin as Associate judges.
5		Tim Landa Federal Republic of Aarland	Sertor Valentinus Tyler Mullins	11 August 2023	12 January 2024
			Presided over a Superior Court broadly considered to be illegitimate, owing to staffing issues and inactivity. Removed by a vote of no confidence in January 2024.
—		Phillip Pillin Kingdom of Pibocip Acting Judge	Tyler Mullins	12 January 2024	31 January 2024
			Appointed as Acting Superior Judge after Tim Landa's removal from office. Served alongside Associate Judges Carson Snyder and Chris Ramsay.

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