2018-2019 Term
President: Shady Girgis, '20
Shady Girgis served as the Judicial Council President from April 1, 2018, to April 1, 2019. As President, he nominated and presided over Parliamentarian Halena Hadi, Vice President of Elections Ellen Pil, and Vice President of Peer Advocacy Will Huffman. While a Notre Dame undergraduate, Shady resided in St. Edward's Hall and majored in Psychology and Business Analytics.
Before assuming his role as Judicial Council President, Shady served as the Judicial Council Vice President of Elections for the 2017-2018 term, and the St. Edward's Hall First Year Class Council Representative for the 2016-2017 term. He was nominated to serve as Judicial Council President by Matthew Ross—his predecessor and the 2017-2018 Judicial Council President—and was confirmed by the Student Senate. As President, Shady continued important work of constitutional upkeep and evaluation, while also supervising the administration of all Student Union elections.
On March 31, 2020, Shady successfully nominated Halena Hadi as his successor. In recognition and appreciation of "his dedication and contribution to the University of Notre Dame du Lac," the Student Senate granted Shady the title of Judicial Council President Emeritus on April 29, 2019. Shady is remembered for ushering the Student Union through another smooth electoral cycle and continuing processes of constitutional evaluation and improvement.
Today, Shady is an Area Sales Manager at Lumenis.
Parliamentarian: Halena Hadi, '21
On April 4, 2018, Shady Girgis successfully nominated Halena Hadi to serve as the Student Union Parliamentarian. Halena served as Parliamentarian from April 4, 2018 to April 1, 2019. As Parliamentarian, Halena worked to assist in clarifying constitutional and to ensure proper respect for parliamentary procedure, laying the foundation for much of the transformative work she would eventually pursue as Judicial Council President. While a Notre Dame undergraduate, Halena resided in Dunne Hall and majored in Economics and ACMS.
On January 21, 2021, Halena was nominated to the role of 2019-2020 Judicial Council President by Shady Girgis and confirmed by a vote of the Senate. She was additionally granted the title of Judicial Council President Emeritus on April 15, 2021, and was the 2020 recipient of the prestigious Michael J Palumbo Award.
Today, Halena is a Structured Funding Trading Associate at the Bank of America.
Vice-President of Elections: Ellen Pil '21
Shady Girgis successfully nominated Ellen Pil to serve as the Judicial Council Vice President of Elections. Ellen served as Vice President of Elections from April 2018 to April 15, 2019. As Vice President of Elections, Ellen prioritized enforcing and clarifying election rules, and holding clean, efficient, and transparent elections. While a Notre Dame undergraduate, Ellen resided in Johnson Family Hall and majored in Politics Science (Arts and Letters Pre-Health track).
Today, Ellen is a student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Vice-President of Peer Advocacy: Will Huffman '20
Shady Girgis successfully nominated Will Huffman to serve as the Judicial Council Vice President of Peer Advocacy. Will served as Vice President of Peer Advocacy from April 2018 to April 15, 2019. As Vice President of Peer Advocacy, Will worked to support students accused of violating Notre Dame's standards of conduct. While a Notre Dame undergraduate, Will majored in Biochemistry (with honors).
Today, Will is a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.