2005-2006 Term

President: James Leito, '06

James Leito served as the Judicial Council President from April 1, 2005 to April 1, 2006. As President, he nominated and presided over Parliamentarian Chris Hollon, Vice President of Elections Peter VanLoon, and Vice President of Peer Advocacy John Trippi. While a Notre Dame undergraduate, James resided in Siegfried Hall and studied Accounting.

Before assuming his role as Judicial Council President, James served as a Student Senator from Siegfried Hall, where he served as a member of the Residential Life and Oversight Committees. On March 29, 2005, James was nominated to serve as Judicial Council President by Brin Anderson and was confirmed by the Council of Representatives. As president, James implemented several significant updates to the Student Union Constitution of Notre Dame du Lac, specifically on election reform and the conduction of Judicial Council hearings. He also assisted in reviving the reliability and effectiveness of the Judicial Council’s Peer-Advocacy program throughout his tenure.

On March 27, 2005, James successfully nominated Liz Kozlow as his successor. 

Today, James practices law as a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.

Parliamentarian: Chris Hollon, '07

On October 31, 2005, James Leito successfully nominated Chris Hollon to serve as the Parliamentarian. Chris served from October 31, 2005 to April 1, 2005, having previously served as Spiritual Chair of the Junior Class Council. As Parliamentarian, Chris oversaw an inconclusive runoff vote for student body president that resulted in an immediate vote conducted by the Council of Representatives, and worked with the Council of Representatives to balance the Student Union budget. While a Notre Dame undergraduate, Chris resided in Stanford Hall and studied Political Science and Economics.

Today, Chris is Senior Counsel at AES Ohio.

Vice-President of Elections: Peter VanLoon, '07

On September 5, 2005, James Leito successfully nominated Peter VanLoon to serve as the Vice President of Elections. He served from September 5, 2005 to April 1, 2006, having previously served as the Hall Election Coordinator of O’Neill Hall. Notable work of VanLoon’s term included assisting the Judicial Council President to implement sweeping election reform within the Constitution of Notre Dame du Lac. While a Notre Dame undergraduate, Peter resided in O’Neill Hall and studied Engineering.

Today, Peter is a Staff Technical Program Manager working with security, privacy, and risk at Google.

Vice-President of Peer Advocacy: John Trippi, '08

On September 12, 2005, James Leito successfully nominated John Trippi to serve as the Vice President of Peer-Advocacy. Served from September 12, 2005 to April 1, 2006, having previously served as Zahm Hall Election Coordinator. During his time in this role, John brought more attention to the Peer Advocacy program, something that was once not well-known to the student body, and oversaw the hiring of twelve peer advocates and instituted a publicity push for the program which drew many more cases than the year before. While a Notre Dame undergraduate, John resided in Zahm Hall and studied Political Science and Economics.

Today, John is an Assistant United States Attorney, currently residing in St. Louis, Missouri.