Judicial Leadership

Judicial Leadership

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Chief Justice

Aash Nanduri

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Aash is a Junior operations and informatics managements (OIM) and Legal Studies Major from Seattle, WA. This is her second year on the Judiciary and she is beyond excited to serve as the Chief Justice of the Judiciary! On campus, she spends her time working as a Student Ambassador of the OIM Office, serving as the President of the UMass Mock Trial Team, and researching antitrust and contract laws. As Chief Justice, Aash hopes to grow the Judicial branch and make it more accessible to the UMass community!

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Associate Chief Justice

Samuel Cook

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Samuel is a Sophomore Legal Studies major from Marshfield Massachusetts. When he is not at school he loves hanging on the beach, playing guitar or watching football with his brother. Samuel is also a competing member of the UMass Mock Trial Team. He is very excited to serve as the Associate Chief Justice of the Judiciary and encourages everyone to contact them and learn how they can help you or your RSO!

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Associate Justice

Erik Filipe Teodoro

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Erik is a Sophomore Legal Studies and Political Science Honors student from Stoughton, Massachusetts. He's a Brazilian-American first generation college student and this is his first year on the Judiciary. On campus, he hosts a radio show: "Esoterik" through WMUA and writes for the Daily Collegian. He is thrilled to serve as an Associate Justice and is excited to help the UMass Community.

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Associate Justice

Hailey Martin

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Hailey is a sophomore Legal Studies and Public Policy major at UMass’s Honors College. She is from Cape Cod Massachusetts and loved growing up close to the water in a tight-knit community. At UMass, she assists professors in various policy research projects and is interested in learning how to better use data to understand policy and legal issues. She is new to the judiciary and is excited to represent as an associate justice to connect the student body RSOs to SGA.

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Associate Justice

Jonathan Fornash

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Jonathan is a junior political science student from Plainville, MA. This is his first year on the judiciary and he is excited to take on new challenges in the UMass Student Government Association. Jonathan is a member of the UMass Mock Trial team. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, golfing, and exercising. Jonathan hopes to make a significant impact on the judiciary and stimulate RSO growth.

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Associate Justice

Ina Rahalkar

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Ina is a junior studying Math and Political Science, with a concentration in Statistics and Data Science. She is actively engaged in multiple organizations on campus such as ICONS and Competitive Debate. Ina is very excited to spend her first year in SGA working alongside the other Associate Justices to maintain transparency and uphold SGA bylaws.