A.S.I. seats unfilled

By Gerald Frazier
Daily Forty-Niner

The end of October is near and the seats for the Associated Students Inc judiciary have not been appointed.

Senior Terence Pickens, who has served as Chief Justice the past three years, said the schedules of the Judiciary members and A.S.I. President Robert Garcia has been conflicting.

"We initially met, but the president requested individual meetings with each of us, and this is where we are now," Pickens said.

The A.S.I. is in the middle of all the interviews and have more this week, Garcia said

"Our goal is to be done by the end of the week," Garcia said. The judiciary normally is set late in the fall he added.

Garcia also said there has not been much interest this year in the student senate. The judiciary has not been very active prior to last year.

Pickens said A.S.I. should not be operating, due to the fact it is a tri-party system.

"To operate without the third party is to operate incorrectly," Pickens said. If anyone were to file a case there would not be anyone to hear it.

The last time the process took longer was during the former president Christy Zamani administration.

"President Zamani got sick and the Judiciary was appointed the day before finals," Pickens said. "We need legislation to ensure that this never happens again.