Appeals Panel Applications Open!

With another year passing, the Magistrate Office once again seeks staff! Members of the Appeals Panel serve non-consecutive one-year terms, and Captain Walter Jones‘s term ends soon. This term was uneventful, as we hope all are, and I would like to thank him for his service to the fleet and the Magistrate. With this opening, […]

Appeals Panel

I am pleased to welcome two new members of the Magistrate Staff! Craig, AKA Thrace, and Wes, AKA ResidualRose, have accepted positions on the Appeals Panel. It is the job of the Appeals Panel to make certain that the rights of Bravo Fleet’s members are upheld through the inherently difficult Magistrate process, and we were […]

New Bravo Fleet Defender, Extended Applications for Appeals Panel

Bravo Fleet Defender It is my absolute joy to announce that Tom, AKA OneTrekMind, has been appointed the new Bravo Fleet Defender! Tom is a longtime member of our Graphics Team and has been a great asset there. His credentials and experience are impeccable, and I am very excited to work with him in the […]

Magistrate Office Applications Open!

After serving as Defender for two years, DizzyG (ID: 763) has decided not to seek a third term. As the Defender, she represented and guided two of our members through a crucial process in our judicial system. Thank you for your service to Bravo Fleet, Dizzy! In addition to Dizzy’s departure, Mark (ID: 72) and […]

New Magistrate!

Recently our Magistrate, Sean, came to Emily and I informing us that, with his ever-growing mountain of work and things going on in real life, he felt it would be best if he stepped aside as Magistrate. We talked through some things but, in the end, Sean felt that he couldn’t give Bravo Fleet the […]

Bravo Fleet Magistrate Term

Happy Memorial Day, Bravo Fleet! One of the regular duties of Bravo Fleet Command is to ensure that there is consistently both a Bravo Fleet Commanding Officer to direct the fleet and a Bravo Fleet Magistrate to ensure that conflicts are mediated appropriately and, if needed, carry out proceedings. To do that, both positions are […]

New Appeals Committee – 26 May, 2021

Greetings Bravo Fleet!   Another blissfully quiet six months has gone by with the Magistrate team, which means that it’s time to bid a fond farewell to our current appeals committee, and welcome another group into the ranks. Please join me in welcoming the following members to the Appeals Committee:   Stephen: Stephen brings a […]

Magistrate Office Report – BFM-005

Members of Bravo Fleet,   On 1/20/21, the Bravo Fleet Magistrate began proceedings against BolianCO. Said proceedings were initiated due to my direct involvement in an attempt to mediate a heated exchange in a public area of the Discord. Unfortunately, due to the extenuating circumstances, no successful mediation was possible (the Defendant had left the server, […]

Magistrate Office Report – 01/17/2021

Happy New Year from the Office of the Bravo Fleet Magistrate!   Typically no news is good news, from the Magistrate’s desk. Today’s announcement however is a bit of good news both from a personal perspective, and for the continuity of the “sausage making” of the organization.   As I said in my recent announcement […]

Magistrate Office – Appeals Panel Appointees

Hello Bravo Fleet!   Our current Appeals Committee term expires on 11/26, which inconveniently is a holiday here in the States. So, it became clear that we needed to put the new Committee in place before this occurs, so there is no lapse.   It is therefore my privilege to announce that the following 3 […]

Magistrate Update and Applications – 11/10/2020

Greetings, members of Bravo Fleet!   It is my great pleasure to provide you 3 updates today, after a quiet period from this office.   1 – Change to Operational Policy for the Offices of the Magistrate Our very own Chief of Staff, Slagar, was first to point out upon his promotion to the Bravo […]

Fleet Magistrate Code Updates – 06/17/2020

Greetings members of Bravo Fleet,   As discussed in the recently amended Magistrate Opinion for Bravo Fleet v. Jack Pike (BFM-001), a lot of changes to the Bravo Fleet Magistrate Code and its evolution came from that case. The entire Magistrate Code was looked at from top to bottom, and a fundamental rewrite was completed […]