UPDATED 09/03/26
By Rev. Luan-Vu “Lui” Tran, Ph.D.
How to Use this Case Law Concordance
What this is: a reverse lookup that maps each Judicial Council Decision/Memorandum (JCD/JCM)—with its year—to the topical keywords used in your Topical Index of Statutory & Case Law. Use it alongside the Topical Index for fast, bidirectional research.
Reverse lookup cases
- You have a decision number (e.g., from a memo or brief) and need the relevant topics and BOD anchors → find the number here, then jump back to those topics in the Topical Index.
- You’re building a table of authorities → this list gives you number + year + keywords so you can slot entries under multiple headings consistently.
Citation & notation tips
- Format: JCD 1512 (2024) or JCM 1452 (2023); add pincites when quoting.
- Tie to Discipline: After the decision, parenthetically reference the pertinent BOD ¶¶ (e.g., JCD 1512 (2024) (¶2549, ¶2501trust clause)).
- Signal narrowing/overruling: Note if later JCDs refine the holding (e.g., “clarified by JCD 1517 (2025)”).
Quality control checklist
- Confirm years where historical sources vary; resolve with the official JC docket or published volumes.
- Watch renumbering & paragraph shifts between BOD editions; always cite the edition you’re using.
- Double check if a JCD has been clarified or reconsidered in a later JCM.
- Scan for moot/hypothetical rulings—they carry limited precedential weight.
Research pattern to remember
Topic → Cases (Topical Index) ⟷ Case → Topics (This Concordance)
Work both directions, fast: begin Topic → Cases by anchoring to the exact BOD ¶¶, pull every relevant JCD/JCM, and jot a one-sentence rule for each with its authority (Constitution vs. BOD), posture (question of law, petition, appeal), and recency/treatment flags. Then pivot Case → Topics by tagging each decision to all secondary subjects it touches (e.g., standing rules, consent calendars, trustees/¶2549), noting where it narrows, distinguishes, or strengthens another line. Close the loop by ensuring those secondary topics list the same case and adding a brief “why it matters” note. This tight, bidirectional pass catches omissions, surfaces cross-topic implications, and forges a cleaner rule block for argument and rebuttal.
· JCD 2 (1940) — Separation of Powers.
· JCD 7 (1940) — Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCD 17 (1944) — Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences.
· JCD 18 (1944) — Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCD 28 (1944) — Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences.
· JCD 30 (1944) — Apportionments & Connectional Giving.
· JCD 33 (1946) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS); Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 57 (1948) — Episcopal Areas & Boundaries; Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences.
· JCD 63 (1949) — Local Church (Organization & Council).
· JCD 72 (1950) — Candidacy & Membership in Conference; Ordination Standards.
· JCD 77 (1951) — Finance & Administration.
· JCD 86 (1952) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 87 (1952) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCD 91 (1952) — Sacraments & Worship.
· JCD 96 (1953) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; General Conference (Powers/Limits); Global Ministries/Mission Partnerships; Housing/Parsonage; Principle of Legality; Ultra Vires/Nullity; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 101 (1954) — Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 107 (1954) — Property — Trust Clause.
· JCD 109 (1954) — Laity (Rights & Roles); Local Church (Organization & Council).
· JCD 112 (1955) — Charge Conference; Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 113 (1955) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 116 (1955) — Church Trials (Clergy/Laity).
· JCD 117 (1955) — Bishops (Episcopacy); Principle of Unified Superintendency and Episcopacy.
· JCD 119 (1955) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Building Projects; Mergers & Unions (Local Churches); Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 125 (1956) — Delegates & Elections (GC/RC/JC).
· JCD 127 (1956) — Global Ministries/Mission Partnerships.
· JCD 130 (1956) — Charge Conference; Nominations & Leadership Development.
· JCD 135 (1956) — Property — Trust Clause.
· JCD 136 (1956) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 138 (1957) — Church Closures & Discontinuance; Mergers & Unions (Local Churches); United Methodist Women/Men (United Women in Faith/UMM).
· JCD 142 (1957) — Guardrails (Doctrine/Constitution); Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Sacraments & Worship; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 143 (1957) — Mergers & Unions (Local Churches); New Church Starts/Church Plants; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage).
· JCD 147 (1958) — Adaptation Powers; Guardrails (Doctrine/Constitution); Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Regional Conferences; Regionalization.
· JCD 157 (1959) — Ordination Standards.
· JCD 165 (1960) — Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCD 170 (1960) — Church Membership (Local).
· JCD 181 (1960) — Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCD 190 (1961) — Finance & Administration.
· JCD 197 (1962) — Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCD 213 (1964) — Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCD 240 (1966) — Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 242 (1966) — Housing/Parsonage.
· JCD 243 (1966) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 244 (1966) — Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 254 (1967) — Delegates & Elections (GC/RC/JC).
· JCD 301 (1968) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 305 (1968) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 308 (1969) — Delegates & Elections (GC/RC/JC).
· JCD 310 (1969) — Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences.
· JCD 311 (1969) — Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 313 (1969) — Adaptation Powers; Guardrails (Doctrine/Constitution); Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Ordination Standards; Regional Conferences; Regionalization; Separation of Powers.
· JCD 318 (1969) — Ordination Standards.
· JCD 319 (1969) — Charge Conference; Parish/Charge Alignment.
· JCD 320 (1969) — Charge Conference; Finance & Administration; Local Church (Organization & Council); Parish/Charge Alignment.
· JCD 333 (1970) — Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 334 (1970) — Finance & Administration.
· JCD 342 (1971) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 344 (1971) — Ordination Standards.
· JCD 345 (1971) — Extension Ministries.
· JCD 349 (1972) — United Methodist Women/Men (United Women in Faith/UMM).
· JCD 351 (1972) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 352 (1972) — Delegates & Elections (GC/RC/JC).
· JCD 358 (1972) — Sacraments & Worship.
· JCD 363 (1972) — Deacons & Elders (Orders/Offices); Sacraments & Worship.
· JCD 366 (1972) — Deacons & Elders (Orders/Offices).
· JCD 367 (1973) — Standing Rules (Annual Conference).
· JCD 372 (1973) — New Church Starts/Church Plants; Parish/Charge Alignment.
· JCD 380 (1973) — Itineracy.
· JCD 384 (1974) — Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Reinstatement of Clergy; Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 398 (1975) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Standing Rules (Annual Conference); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 399 (1975) — Building Projects; Mergers & Unions (Local Churches); Property — Trust Clause; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage).
· JCD 404 (1975) — Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 412 (1976) — Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCD 416 (1976) — Episcopal Areas & Boundaries.
· JCD 417 (1976) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference).
· JCD 424 (1977) — Housing/Parsonage.
· JCD 440 (1978) — Cabinet & Superintendency.
· JCD 444 (1978) — Ordination Standards.
· JCD 452 (1979) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 456 (1979) — Apportionments & Connectional Giving; Mergers & Unions (Local Churches).
· JCD 458 (1979) — Housing/Parsonage; Property — Trust Clause.
· JCD 463 (1979) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 465 (1979) — Extension Ministries.
· JCD 467 (1979) — Elections (Local Church, Conference Officers/Boards).
· JCD 468 (1979) — Sacraments & Worship; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 469 (1979) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 473 (1980) — Involuntary Leave/Transitional Leaves; Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 476 (1980) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Standing Rules (Annual Conference).
· JCD 485 (1980) — Involuntary Leave/Transitional Leaves; Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCD 492 (1980) — Cabinet & Superintendency; Consultation (Mandatory/Advisory); Deacons & Elders (Orders/Offices); Itineracy.
· JCD 497 (1981) — Church Trials (Clergy/Laity).
· JCD 500 (1981) — New Church Starts/Church Plants; Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC).
· JCD 501 (1981) — Appointments & Consultation; Cabinet & Superintendency; Consultation (Mandatory/Advisory); Itineracy; Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 504 (1981) — Church Trials (Clergy/Laity).
· JCD 510 (1982) — Housing/Parsonage.
· JCD 515 (1982) — Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCD 517 (1982) — Episcopal Areas & Boundaries; Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences.
· JCD 522 (1983) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 534 (1983) — Sacraments & Worship; Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 539 (1984) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Finance & Administration; Local Church (Organization & Council).
· JCD 542 (1984) — Ordination Standards.
· JCD 544 (1984) — Ordination Standards; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 547 (1984) — Housing/Parsonage.
· JCD 552 (1985) — Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCD 553 (1985) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 556 (1985) — Consultation (Mandatory/Advisory); Itineracy; Parish/Charge Alignment.
· JCD 557 (1985) — Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC); Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 558 (1985) — Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy; Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 559 (1985) — Standing Rules (Annual Conference).
· JCD 561 (1986) — United Methodist Women/Men (United Women in Faith/UMM).
· JCD 562 (1986) — Housing/Parsonage.
· JCD 592 (1988) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Elections (Local Church, Conference Officers/Boards); Local Church (Organization & Council).
· JCD 595 (1988) — Trials & Penalties; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 622 (1989) — Laity (Rights & Roles); United Methodist Women/Men (United Women in Faith/UMM).
· JCD 632 (1989) — Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCD 650 (1991) — Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 658 (1991) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 664 (1991) — Building Projects; Housing/Parsonage; Property — Trust Clause; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 672 (1992) — Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations).
· JCD 688 (1993) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Building Projects; Church Closures & Discontinuance; Housing/Parsonage; Mergers & Unions (Local Churches); New Church Starts/Church Plants; Parish/Charge Alignment; Property — Trust Clause; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 689 (1993) — Fair Process; Leave of Absence/Family/Medical; Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCD 690 (1993) — Candidacy & Membership in Conference; Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship.
· JCD 691 (1993) — Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Supervision & Accountability (Clergy); Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 696 (1993) — Church Membership (Local); Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Ordination Standards; Sacraments & Worship.
· JCD 698 (1993) — Fair Process.
· JCD 701 (1993) — Itineracy.
· JCD 702 (1993) — Ordination Standards; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 706 (1994) — Local Church (Organization & Council).
· JCD 713 (1994) — Deacons & Elders (Orders/Offices).
· JCD 714 (1994) — Sacraments & Worship.
· JCD 716 (1994) — Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 717 (1994) — Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCD 720 (1994) — Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations).
· JCD 721 (1994) — Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 741 (1994) — Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCD 753 (1995) — Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement).
· JCD 754 (1995) — Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCD 756 (1995) — Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 777 (1996) — Leave of Absence/Family/Medical.
· JCD 778 (1996) — Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC).
· JCD 782 (1996) — Leave of Absence/Family/Medical; Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCD 798 (1996) — Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCD 799 (1997) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 806 (1997) — Leave of Absence/Family/Medical.
· JCD 811 (1997) — Sacraments & Worship.
· JCD 815 (1997) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 823 (1998) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Separation of Powers; Ultra Vires/Nullity; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 830 (1998) — Fair Process.
· JCD 831 (1998) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Separation of Powers.
· JCD 833 (1998) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 846 (1998) — Church Trials (Clergy/Laity); Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 847 (1998) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 869 (1999) — Mediation & Just Resolution; Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC); Records & Archives.
· JCD 871 (1999) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 877 (1999) — Deacons & Elders (Orders/Offices); Extension Ministries; Sacraments & Worship.
· JCD 883 (2000) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 884 (2000) — Sacraments & Worship.
· JCD 886 (2000) — Principle of Legality; Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 904 (2000) — Adaptation Powers; Guardrails (Doctrine/Constitution); Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Regional Conferences; Regionalization.
· JCD 915 (2001) — Leave of Absence/Family/Medical.
· JCD 917 (2001) — Fair Process; Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Separation of Powers; Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCD 919 (2001) — Trials & Penalties; Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCD 920 (2001) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 924 (2001) — Laity (Rights & Roles).
· JCD 935 (2002) — Pensions & Benefits; Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 937 (2002) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCD 947 (2002) — Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations).
· JCD 955 (2002) — Pensions & Benefits.
· JCD 962 (2003) — Mergers & Unions (Local Churches).
· JCD 963 (2003) — Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 972 (2003) — Mediation & Just Resolution.
· JCD 973 (2003) — Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCD 976 (2003) — Local Church (Organization & Council); Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 980 (2003) — Hearing Officers/Investigation Procedures.
· JCD 982 (2004) — Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments.
· JCD 984 (2004) — Ordination Standards; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 985 (2004) — Ordination Standards; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 986 (2004) — Apportionments & Connectional Giving.
· JCD 995 (2004) — Leave of Absence/Family/Medical.
· JCD 1010 (2005) — Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments.
· JCD 1011 (2005) — Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCD 1027 (2005) — Hearing Officers/Investigation Procedures.
· JCD 1031 (2005) — Itineracy; Involuntary Leave/Transitional Leaves.
· JCD 1032 (2005) — Church Membership (Local); Freedom of the Pulpit & Worship Discretion; Housing/Parsonage; Involuntary Leave/Transitional Leaves.
· JCD 1054 (2006) — Apportionments & Connectional Giving; Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations).
· JCD 1055 (2006) — Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement).
· JCD 1094 (2008) — Appeals & Judicial Process; Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 1101 (2008) — Reinstatement of Clergy; Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCD 1105 (2008) — Ultra Vires/Nullity; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 1109 (2008) — Sacraments & Worship.
· JCD 1113 (2009) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage); Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCD 1120 (2009) — Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 1121 (2009) — Apportionments & Connectional Giving.
· JCD 1126 (2009) — Local Church (Organization & Council); Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCD 1142 (2010) — Property — Trust Clause.
· JCD 1146 (2010) — Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations).
· JCD 1151 (2010) — Appeals & Judicial Process; Church Trials (Clergy/Laity).
· JCD 1156 (2010) — Leave of Absence/Family/Medical.
· JCD 1172 (2010) — Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations).
· JCD 1174 (2010) — Appointments & Consultation; Cabinet & Superintendency; Consultation (Mandatory/Advisory); Itineracy; Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC); Supervision & Accountability (Clergy); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 1181 (2011) — Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 1199 (2011) — Ordination Standards.
· JCD 1201 (2011) — Church Trials (Clergy/Laity); Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 1208 (2012) — Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations); Finance & Administration; Principle of Unified Superintendency and Episcopacy.
· JCD 1210 (2012) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; Doctrine of Severability;General Conference (Powers/Limits); Guardrails (Doctrine/Constitution); Separation of Powers; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 1215 (2012) — Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCD 1216 (2012) — Leave of Absence/Family/Medical.
· JCD 1218 (2012) — Discipline Enforcement & Compliance.
· JCD 1225 (2012) — Standing Rules (Annual Conference).
· JCD 1226 (2012) — Appointments & Consultation; Cabinet & Superintendency; Deacons & Elders (Orders/Offices); Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Itineracy; Leave of Absence/Family/Medical; Supervision & Accountability (Clergy); Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 1228 (2012) — Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC).
· JCD 1237 (2012) — Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCD 1239 (2013) — Fair Process; Hearing Officers/Investigation Procedures; Mediation & Just Resolution.
· JCD 1250 (2013) — Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 1257 (2013) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit).
· JCD 1270 (2014) — Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 1271 (2014) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit).
· JCD 1272 (2014) — Adaptation Powers; Guardrails (Doctrine/Constitution); Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Regional Conferences.
· JCD 1273 (2014) — Involuntary Leave/Transitional Leaves.
· JCD 1292 (2015) — Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 1294 (2015) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 1296 (2015) — Hearing Officers/Investigation Procedures; Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCD 1298 (2015) — Finance & Administration.
· JCD 1304 (2015) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 1307 (2015) — Appointments & Consultation; Bishops (Episcopacy); Cabinet & Superintendency; Consultation (Mandatory/Advisory); Itineracy; Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 1310 (2016) — General Conference (Powers/Limits).
· JCD 1311 (2016) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit).
· JCD 1312 (2016) — Appointments & Consultation; Bishops (Episcopacy); Cabinet & Superintendency; Episcopal Areas & Boundaries; Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Principle of Unified Superintendency and Episcopacy; U.S. Regional Conference.
· JCD 1315 (2016) — Church Trials (Clergy/Laity); Hearing Officers/Investigation Procedures; Mediation & Just Resolution.
· JCD 1318 (2016) — Church Trials (Clergy/Laity); Hearing Officers/Investigation Procedures; Mediation & Just Resolution; Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 1321 (2016) — Separation of Powers; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 1328 (2016) — Elections (Local Church, Conference Officers/Boards); Housing/Parsonage; Nominations & Leadership Development; Standing Rules (Annual Conference).
· JCD 1330 (2016) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Fair Process; Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Ordination Standards.
· JCD 1331 (2016) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 1332 (2016) — Appeals & Judicial Process; Trials & Penalties.
· JCD 1333 (2016) — Cabinet & Superintendency; Extension Ministries.
· JCD 1339 (2017) — Nominations & Leadership Development.
· JCD 1340 (2017) — Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 1341 (2017) — Due Process; Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Principle of Legality.
· JCD 1343 (2017) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Candidacy & Membership in Conference.
· JCD 1344 (2017) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Candidacy & Membership in Conference; Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Ordination Standards.
· JCD 1352 (2017) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM).
· JCD 1355 (2017) — Itineracy; Involuntary Leave/Transitional Leaves; Leave of Absence/Family/Medical; Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy; Supervision & Accountability (Clergy); Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 1361 (2018) — Appeals & Judicial Process; Church Trials (Clergy/Laity); Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Fair Process; Housing/Parsonage; Leave of Absence/Family/Medical; Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Supervision & Accountability (Clergy); Trials & Penalties; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 1366 (2018) — Adaptation Powers; Appeals & Judicial Process; Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Candidacy & Membership in Conference; Church Trials (Clergy/Laity); Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; Doctrine of Severability; Due Process; Fair Process; General Conference (Powers/Limits); Guardrails (Doctrine/Constitution); Hearing Officers/Investigation Procedures; Housing/Parsonage; Mediation & Just Resolution; Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Ordination Standards; Pensions & Benefits; Principle of Legality; Separation of Powers; Supervision & Accountability (Clergy); Trials & Penalties; Ultra Vires/Nullity; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 1368 (2019) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Separation of Powers.
· JCD 1371 (2019) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference).
· JCD 1372 (2019) — Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 1377 (2019) — Due Process; Mediation & Just Resolution; Principle of Legality.
· JCD 1378 (2019) — Appeals & Judicial Process; Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Church Trials (Clergy/Laity); Doctrine of Severability; Due Process; General Conference (Powers/Limits); Hearing Officers/Investigation Procedures; Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Mediation & Just Resolution; Principle of Legality; Separation of Powers; Trials & Penalties; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 1379 (2019) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Apportionments & Connectional Giving; Church Trials (Clergy/Laity);Disaffiliation (Local Churches); General Conference (Powers/Limits); Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility); Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 1383 (2019) — Candidacy & Membership in Conference; Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Due Process; Fair Process; Involuntary Leave/Transitional Leaves; Leave of Absence/Family/Medical; Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Separation of Powers; Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCD 1385 (2019) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches); General Conference (Powers/Limits).
· JCD 1386 (2019) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches).
· JCD 1393 (2019) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 1401 (2021) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches); General Conference (Powers/Limits); Separation of Powers.
· JCD 1404 (2021) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Separation of Powers.
· JCD 1409 (2021) — Apportionments & Connectional Giving; Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations); Finance & Administration.
· JCD 1415 (2021) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM).
· JCD 1419 (2021) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCD 1420 (2022) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches; Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 1421 (2022) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Housing/Parsonage; Property — Trust Clause; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage); Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches.
· JCD 1422 (2022) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches.
· JCD 1424 (2022) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches); General Conference (Powers/Limits); Pensions & Benefits; Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches; Ultra Vires/Nullity; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles; Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 1425 (2022) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Pensions & Benefits; Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches; Records & Archives; Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 1426 (2022) — Finance & Administration.
· JCD 1427 (2022) — Delegates & Elections (GC/RC/JC); Nominations & Leadership Development; Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy; United Methodist Women/Men (United Women in Faith/UMM); Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 1430 (2022) — Records & Archives; Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCD 1431 (2022) — Apportionments & Connectional Giving; Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 1432 (2022) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Laity (Rights & Roles); Nominations & Leadership Development.
· JCD 1434 (2022) — Freedom of the Pulpit & Worship Discretion; Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCD 1436 (2022) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Elections (Local Church, Conference Officers/Boards); Laity (Rights & Roles); Nominations & Leadership Development; Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship.
· JCD 1440 (2022) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Standing Rules (Annual Conference); Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards); Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 1443 (2022) — Charge Conference; Local Church (Organization & Council); Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCD 1444 (2022) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Disaffiliation (Annual Conferences); Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; General Conference (Powers/Limits); Principle of Legality; Property — Trust Clause;Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches; Separation of Powers; Standing Rules (Annual Conference); Ultra Vires/Nullity; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 1445 (2022) — Episcopal Areas & Boundaries; Finance & Administration; Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCD 1449 (2022) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Building Projects; Disaffiliation (Annual Conferences); Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; General Conference (Powers/Limits); Global Ministries/Mission Partnerships; Housing/Parsonage; Mergers & Unions (Local Churches); New Church Starts/Church Plants; Parish/Charge Alignment; Property — Trust Clause.
· JCD 1451 (2022) — Delegates & Elections (GC/RC/JC); Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 1453 (2023) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches).
· JCD 1454 (2023) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS); Separation of Powers.
· JCD 1455 (2023) — Pensions & Benefits.
· JCD 1458 (2023) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches); General Conference (Powers/Limits); Ultra Vires/Nullity; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCD 1460 (2023) — Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCD 1461 (2023) — Local Church (Organization & Council); Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 1463 (2023) — Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCD 1464 (2023) — Disaffiliation (Annual Conferences); Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Standing Rules (Annual Conference); Ultra Vires/Nullity; Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCD 1468 (2023) — Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 1472 (2023) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Delegates & Elections (GC/RC/JC); Elections (Local Church, Conference Officers/Boards); Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards); Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 1473 (2023) — Disaffiliation (Annual Conferences); Standing Rules (Annual Conference).
· JCD 1476 (2023) — Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Local Church (Organization & Council); Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches; Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCD 1478 (2023) — Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCD 1479 (2023) — Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCD 1480 (2023) — Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches.
· JCD 1481 (2023) — Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC); Records & Archives; Standing Rules (Annual Conference).
· JCD 1482 (2023) — Candidacy & Membership in Conference; Church Membership (Local); Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCD 1484 (2023) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Church Trials (Clergy/Laity); Fair Process; Mediation & Just Resolution.
· JCD 1490 (2023) — Building Projects; Church Closures & Discontinuance; Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; New Church Starts/Church Plants; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCD 1494 (2024) — Church Trials (Clergy/Laity); Hearing Officers/Investigation Procedures; Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS); Separation of Powers.
· JCD 1496 (2024) — Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCD 1497 (2024) — Elections (Local Church, Conference Officers/Boards); Nominations & Leadership Development.
· JCD 1499 (2024) — Bishops (Episcopacy); Principle of Unified Superintendency and Episcopacy.
· JCD 1500 (2024) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference).
· JCD 1503 (2024) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Freedom of the Pulpit & Worship Discretion.
· JCD 1507 (2024) — Charge Conference; Local Church (Organization & Council); Parish/Charge Alignment; Separation of Powers; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles; Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 1509 (2024) — Global Ministries/Mission Partnerships; Property — Trust Clause; United Methodist Women/Men (United Women in Faith/UMM).
· JCD 1510 (2024) — Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; United Methodist Women/Men (United Women in Faith/UMM); Voting (Thresholds/Eligibility).
· JCD 1512 (2024) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Building Projects; Church Closures & Discontinuance; Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Disaffiliation (Annual Conferences); Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; General Conference (Powers/Limits); Global Ministries/Mission Partnerships; Mergers & Unions (Local Churches); New Church Starts/Church Plants; Parish/Charge Alignment; Pensions & Benefits; Principle of Legality; Property — Trust Clause; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage); Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches; Standing Rules (Annual Conference); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits); Ultra Vires/Nullity; Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles; Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 1513 (2024) — Episcopal Areas & Boundaries; U.S. Regional Conference; Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCD 1514 (2024) — Bishops (Episcopacy); Candidacy & Membership in Conference; Extension Ministries; Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCD 1515 (2024) — Adaptation Powers; Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; Doctrine of Severability; Guardrails (Doctrine/Constitution); Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Regional Conferences; Regionalization; U.S. Regional Conference.
· JCD 1516 (2025) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Freedom of the Pulpit & Worship Discretion; Local Church (Organization & Council).
· JCD 1517 (2025) — Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Building Projects; Church Closures & Discontinuance; Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Mergers & Unions (Local Churches); Pensions & Benefits; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage); Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches; Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits); Ultra Vires/Nullity; Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 1518 (2025) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Board of Trustees (Local/Conference); Church Closures & Discontinuance; Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations); Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Discipline Enforcement & Compliance; Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences; Mergers & Unions (Local Churches); Parish/Charge Alignment; Pensions & Benefits; Property — Trust Clause; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage); Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches; Standing Rules (Annual Conference); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits); Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCD 1521 (2026) — Bishops (Episcopacy); Finance & Administration; Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure) (mootness; GCFA non-salary episcopal expense accountability).
· JCD 1523 (2026) — Bishops (Episcopacy); Doctrine of Severability; Episcopal Areas & Boundaries; Finance & Administration;Global Ministries/Mission Partnerships; Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure); Principle of Legality; Principle of Unified Superintendency and Episcopacy; Regional Conferences; Regionalization; Separation of Powers; U.S. Regional Conference; Ultra Vires/Nullity (unified episcopacy; ¶404.2(d)–(e) unconstitutional, null, and void; severability).
· JCM 509 (1982) — Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC).
· JCM 531 (1983) — Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCM 550 (1985) — Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCM 582 (1987) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit).
· JCM 585 (1987) — Pensions & Benefits.
· JCM 588 (1987) — Housing/Parsonage.
· JCM 636 (1990) — Property — Trust Clause; Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage).
· JCM 642 (1990) — Sacraments & Worship.
· JCM 648 (1991) — Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCM 651 (1991) — Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCM 663 (1991) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit).
· JCM 669 (1991) — Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCM 701 (1993) — Cabinet & Superintendency; Consultation (Mandatory/Advisory); Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC); Superintendency (DS Powers/Limits).
· JCM 722 (1994) — Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCM 752 (1995) — Connectional Entities (Agencies/Foundations); Pensions & Benefits.
· JCM 759 (1995) — Property — Trust Clause.
· JCM 763 (1995) — Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCM 780 (1996) — Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Reinstatement of Clergy.
· JCM 799 (1997) — Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCM 810 (1997) — Membership in Conference (Readmission/Reinstatement); Pastor–Parish, Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (PPRC/SPRC).
· JCM 826 (1998) — Trials & Penalties.
· JCM 942 (2002) — Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCM 950 (2002) — Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Separation of Powers; Supervision & Accountability (Clergy).
· JCM 1039 (2006) — Property — Transactions (Sale/Lease/Mortgage).
· JCM 1041 (2006) — Church Membership (Local); Sacraments & Worship.
· JCM 1046 (2006) — Records & Archives; Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCM 1110 (2008) — Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCM 1129 (2009) — Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCM 1145 (2010) — Records & Archives; Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCM 1186 (2011) — Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Fair Process.
· JCM 1200 (2011) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCM 1211 (2012) — Parish/Charge Alignment.
· JCM 1213 (2012) — United Methodist Women/Men (United Women in Faith/UMM).
· JCM 1276 (2014) — Wesleyan Polity & Constitutional Principles.
· JCM 1295 (2015) — Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCM 1301 (2015) — Cabinet & Superintendency; Parish/Charge Alignment.
· JCM 1302 (2015) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit).
· JCM 1336 (2016) — Trials & Penalties.
· JCM 1373 (2019) — Due Process.
· JCM 1407 (2021) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCM 1408 (2021) — Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Fair Process; Involuntary Leave/Transitional Leaves; Orders (Elders/Deacons) & Fellowship; Retirement & Status of Retired Clergy.
· JCM 1412 (2021) — Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Records & Archives.
· JCM 1433 (2022) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Property — Trust Clause.
· JCM 1442 (2022) — Elections (Local Church, Conference Officers/Boards).
· JCM 1446 (2022) — General Conference (Powers/Limits); Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCM 1448 (2022) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Disaffiliation (Annual Conferences); Parish/Charge Alignment; Ultra Vires/Nullity.
· JCM 1450 (2022) — Fair Process.
· JCM 1452 (2023) — Annual Conference (Basic Unit); Disaffiliation (Local Churches); Pensions & Benefits; Wespath/Benefits Relations.
· JCM 1474 (2023) — Standing Rules (Annual Conference).
· JCM 1475 (2023) — Judicial Council (Jurisdiction/Procedure).
· JCM 1477 (2023) — Rulings of Law (by Bishops/DS).
· JCM 1485 (2023) — Delegates & Elections (GC/RC/JC); Jurisdictional & Regional Conferences.
· JCM 1493 (2024) — Standing Rules (Annual Conference).
· JCM 1495 (2024) — Vacancies (Episcopal/Clergy/Boards).
· JCM 1508 (2024) — Parish/Charge Alignment.
· JCM 1511 (2024) — Parish/Charge Alignment; Readmission of Disaffiliated Churches.
· JCM 1522 (2026) — Appeals & Judicial Process; Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM); Discontinuance of Clergy/Cessation of Appointments; Due Process; Fair Process (reasoned administrative appellate decision; fair/due process).