Marisa Tabizon Thompson
As someone with a passion for justice for all people and an expectation that the leadership of this Church act in ways that do not harm the mission of the church or the individuals within and outside of the church, I feel called to the work of the Court of Review. As part of my love of all things governance related, I have spent much of my time on the Standing Commission for Structure, Governance, Constitution, and Canons working on Title IV and dabbling in Title III, the two places from which the court gets its charge. As a priest, I have a vested interest in our disciplinary system. As a non-lawyer, I have worked to understand and translate the legal language and practices to make things clearer. I have a thorough understanding of the process and procedures and a keen eye for the places where justice and a pastoral hand could be more present. I am called to this work of aligning our policies and procedures with a church that preaches love, dignity, and grace.