Judge, the Glossary
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.[1]
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169 relations: Ad hoc, Adat, Adjudicator, Administrative law judge, Adversarial system, American English, Antonin Scalia, Appellate court, Arbitral tribunal, Argument, Attorney at law, Australia, Bailiff, Bar Council of India, Barrister, Belfast, Biy, Brazil, Bulgaria, Case citation, Case law, Chancellor, Chief Justice of Ireland, Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Circuit Court (Ireland), Circuit judge (England and Wales), Citizenship judge, Civil law (legal system), Common law, Commonwealth of Nations, Constitutional amendment, Contempt of court, County court, Court, Court dress, Court of Appeal (Hong Kong), Court of Appeal (Ireland), Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales), Court of Appeal of New Zealand, Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong), Court of First Instance (Hong Kong), Court of Session, Courts of England and Wales, Courts of Scotland, Criminal investigation, Delaware, Derry, Dissenting opinion, District Court (Ireland), District Court of New Zealand, ... Expand index (119 more) »
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Ad hoc
Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally for this.
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Adat
Adat (адет adet) is a generic term derived from Arabic to describe a variety of local customary practices and traditions deemed compatible with Islam as observed by Muslim communities in the Balkans, North Caucasus, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.
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Adjudicator
An adjudicator is someone who presides, judges, and arbitrates during a formal dispute or competition. Judge and adjudicator are legal professions.
Administrative law judge
An administrative law judge (ALJ) in the United States is a judge and trier of fact who both presides over trials and adjudicates claims or disputes involving administrative law. Judge and administrative law judge are judges.
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Adversarial system
The adversarial system, adversary system, accusatorial system or accusatory system is a legal system used in the common law countries where two advocates represent their parties' case or position before an impartial person or group of people, usually a judge or jury, who attempt to determine the truth and pass judgment accordingly.
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American English
American English (AmE), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.
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Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia (March 11, 1936 – February 13, 2016) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2016.
Appellate court
An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.
Arbitral tribunal
An arbitral tribunal or arbitration tribunal, also arbitration commission, arbitration committee or arbitration council is a panel of unbiased adjudicators which is convened and sits to resolve a dispute by way of arbitration.
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Argument
An argument is a series of sentences, statements, or propositions some of which are called premises and one is the conclusion.
Attorney at law
Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the United States.
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Bailiff
A bailiff is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given.
Bar Council of India
Bar Council of India (BCI) is a statutory body established under section 4 of the Advocates Act 1961 that regulates the legal practice and legal education in India.
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Barrister
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Judge and barrister are legal professions.
Belfast
Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.
Biy
Biy (Би, Bi) were elected judges and administrators during the Kazakh Khanate era. Judge and Biy are judges, law enforcement, legal professions and positions of authority.
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Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.
Case citation
Case citation is a system used by legal professionals to identify past court case decisions, either in series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a neutral style that identifies a decision regardless of where it is reported.
Case law
Case law, also used interchangeably with common law, is a law that is based on precedents, that is the judicial decisions from previous cases, rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations.
Chancellor
Chancellor (cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries.
Chief Justice of Ireland
The chief justice of Ireland (Príomh-Bhreitheamh na hÉireann) is the president of the Supreme Court of Ireland.
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Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
The chief justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
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Circuit Court (Ireland)
The Circuit Court (An Chúirt Chuarda) of Ireland is an intermediate level court of local and limited jurisdiction which hears both civil and criminal matters.
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Circuit judge (England and Wales)
Circuit judges are judges in England and Wales who sit in the Crown Court, the County Court and some specialized sub-divisions of the High Court of Justice, such as the Technology and Construction Court.
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Citizenship judge
The Citizenship Commission is an administrative tribunal within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
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Civil law (legal system)
Civil law is a legal system originating in Italy and France that has been adopted in large parts of the world.
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Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions.
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.
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Constitutional amendment
A constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a polity, organization or other type of entity.
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Contempt of court
Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the court.
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County court
A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions (subnational entities) within a country, not to be confused with the medieval system of county courts held by the high sheriff of each county.
Court
A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.
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Court dress
Court dress comprises the style of clothes and other attire prescribed for members of courts of law.
Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)
The Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong is the second most senior court in the Hong Kong legal system.
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Court of Appeal (Ireland)
The Court of Appeal (An Chúirt Achomhairc) is a court in Ireland that sits between the High Court and Supreme Court.
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Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales)
A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals.
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Court of Appeal of New Zealand
The Court of Appeal of New Zealand (Te Kōti Pīra o Aotearoa) is the principal intermediate appellate court of New Zealand.
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Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong)
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA or CFA) is the final appellate court of Hong Kong.
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Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)
The Court of First Instance is the lower court of the High Court of Hong Kong, the upper court being the Court of Appeal.
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Court of Session
The Court of Session (Cùirt an t-Seisein) is the supreme civil court of Scotland and constitutes part of the College of Justice; the supreme criminal court of Scotland is the High Court of Justiciary.
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Courts of England and Wales
The Courts of England and Wales, supported administratively by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales.
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Courts of Scotland
The courts of Scotland (Cùirtean na h-Alba) are responsible for administration of justice in Scotland, under statutory, common law and equitable provisions within Scots law.
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Criminal investigation
Criminal investigation is an applied science that involves the study of facts that are then used to inform criminal trials.
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Delaware
Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States.
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland.
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Dissenting opinion
A dissenting opinion (or dissent) is an opinion in a legal case in certain legal systems written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment.
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District Court (Ireland)
The District Court (An Chúirt Dúiche) is the lowest court in the Irish court system and the main court of summary jurisdiction in Ireland.
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District Court of New Zealand
The District Court of New Zealand (Te Kōti ā Rohe) (formerly the district courts before 2016) is the primary court of first instance of New Zealand.
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Election official
An election official, election officer, election judge, election clerk, or poll worker is an official responsible for the proper and orderly voting at polling stations.
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Evidence (law)
The law of evidence, also known as the rules of evidence, encompasses the rules and legal principles that govern the proof of facts in a legal proceeding.
Examining magistrate
An examining magistrate is a judge in an inquisitorial system of law who carries out pre-trial investigations into allegations of crime and in some cases makes a recommendation for prosecution. Judge and examining magistrate are judges.
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Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy.
Forms of address in the United Kingdom
Forms of address used in the United Kingdom are given below.
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Gavel
A gavel is a small ceremonial mallet commonly made of hardwood, typically fashioned with a handle.
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Good moral character
Good moral character is an ideal state of a person's beliefs and values that is considered most beneficial to society.
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Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
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Gregory v. Ashcroft
Gregory v. Ashcroft, 501 U.S. 452 (1991) was a U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Head of state
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona of a sovereign state. Judge and head of state are positions of authority.
Hebrew Bible judges
The judges (sing. šop̄ēṭ, pl. שופטים) whose stories are recounted in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the Book of Judges, were individuals who served as military leaders of the tribes of Israel in times of crisis, in the period before the monarchy was established. Judge and Hebrew Bible judges are judges.
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High court
High court is a name for a variety of courts, often with jurisdiction over the most serious issues.
High Court (Hong Kong)
The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the legal system of Hong Kong.
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High Court (Ireland)
The High Court (An Ard-Chúirt) of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases.
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High Court judge (England and Wales)
A justice of the High Court, commonly known as a High Court judge, is a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and represents the third-highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales.
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High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system.
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High Court of Cassation and Justice
The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție) is Romania's supreme court.
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High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
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High Court of Justiciary
The High Court of Justiciary (Àrd-chùirt a' Cheartais) is the supreme criminal court in Scotland.
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High Court of New Zealand
The High Court of New Zealand (Te Kōti Matua o Aotearoa) is the superior court of New Zealand.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
Hong Kong Cantonese
Hong Kong Cantonese is a dialect of the Cantonese language of the Sino-Tibetan family.
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Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
In open court
In open court is a legal term in the United States defined by the appearance by a party or their attorney in a public court session such as during a public trial.
Inquisitorial system
An inquisitorial system is a legal system in which the court, or a part of the court, is actively involved in investigating the facts of the case.
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International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice (ICJ; Cour internationale de justice, CIJ), or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.
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Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.
Judges of the International Criminal Court
The eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court.
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Judicial deference
Judicial deference is the condition of a court yielding or submitting its judgment to that of another legitimate party, such as the executive branch in the case of national defense.
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Judicial panel
A judicial panel is a set of judges who sit together to hear a cause of action, most frequently an appeal from a ruling of a trial court judge.
Judiciary
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.
Judiciary of England and Wales
There are various levels of judiciary in England and Wales—different types of courts have different styles of judges.
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Judiciary of New York
The Judiciary of New York (officially the New York State Unified Court System) is the judicial branch of the Government of New York, comprising all the courts of the State of New York (excluding extrajudicial administrative courts).
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Juiz de fora (office)
A juiz de fora (or 'outsider judge') was a magistrate appointed by the King of Portugal to serve in the municipalities where the intervention of an impartial and unbiased judge - usually from outside of the town - was necessary.
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Juris Doctor
A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law.
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice.
Jury
A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence, make findings of fact, and render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment.
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Justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the concept that individuals are to be treated in a manner that is equitable and fair.
Justice (title)
Justice (abbreviation:, J. and other variations) is an honorific style and title traditionally used to describe a jurist who is currently serving or has served on a supreme court or some equal position. Judge and Justice (title) are judges.
Justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. Judge and justice of the peace are legal professions.
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Justice of the peace court
A justice of the peace court is the lowest authoritative type of criminal court in Scotland.
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Juvenile court
Juvenile court, also known as young offender's court or children's court, is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes committed by children who have not attained the age of majority.
Kazakh Khanate
The Kazakh Khanate (Қазақ Хандығы, Qazaq Handyğy), in eastern sources known as Ulus of the Kazakhs, Ulus of Jochi, Yurt of Urus, was a Kazakh state in Central Asia, successor of the Golden Horde existing from the 15th to the 19th century, centered on the eastern parts of the Desht-i Qipchaq.
Latvia
Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
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Law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.
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Law clerk
A law clerk, judicial clerk, or judicial assistant is a person, often a lawyer, who provides direct counsel and assistance to a lawyer or judge by researching issues and drafting legal opinions for cases before the court. Judge and law clerk are legal professions.
Law report
label or label are series of books that contain judicial opinions from a selection of case law decided by courts.
Lawspeaker
A lawspeaker or lawman (Swedish: lagman, Old Swedish: laghmaþer or laghman, Danish: lovsigemand, Norwegian: lagmann, Icelandic: lög(sögu)maður, Faroese: løgmaður, Finnish: laamanni, inatsitinuk) is a unique Scandinavian legal office.
Lawyer
A lawyer is a person who practices law. Judge and lawyer are law enforcement, legal professions and positions of authority.
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Lay judge
A lay judge, sometimes called a lay assessor, is a person assisting a judge in a trial. Judge and lay judge are judges and legal professions.
Legal education
Legal education is the education of individuals in the principles, practices, and theory of law.
Legal practice in India
Legal practice in India is governed by the Advocates Act 1961; an act passed by the Indian Parliament which provides for laws relating to legal practitioners in India and to provide for the constitution of the Bar Council of India (BCI) and state bar councils.
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List of jurists
The following lists are of prominent jurists, including judges, listed in alphabetical order by jurisdiction.
Los Angeles County Superior Court
The Superior Court of Los Angeles County is the California Superior Court located in Los Angeles County.
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Luxembourg
Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxemburg; Luxembourg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe.
Madras High Court
The Madras High Court is a High Court located in Chennai, India.
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Magistrate
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. Judge and magistrate are legal professions.
Magistrate (England and Wales)
In England and Wales, magistrates are trained volunteers, selected from the local community, who deal with a wide range of criminal and civil proceedings.
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Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Master (judiciary)
A master is a judge of limited jurisdiction in the superior courts of England and Wales and in numerous other jurisdictions based on the common law tradition. Judge and master (judiciary) are legal professions.
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Misdemeanor
A misdemeanor (American English, spelled misdemeanour elsewhere) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems.
National Bureau of Economic Research
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community." The NBER is known for proposing start and end dates for recessions in the United States.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.
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Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in West Asia.
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Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
The Superior Court of Justice (French: Cour supérieure de justice) is a superior court in Ontario.
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Part-time job
A part-time job is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job.
Pauline Newman
Pauline Newman (born June 20, 1927) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire (Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas or the Portuguese Colonial Empire, was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and later overseas territories, governed by the Kingdom of Portugal, and later the Republic of Portugal.
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Probate court
A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates.
Profession
A profession is a field of work that has been successfully professionalized.
Prosecutor
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in civil law. Judge and prosecutor are law enforcement and legal professions.
Public defender
A public defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who otherwise cannot reasonably afford to hire a lawyer to defend themselves in a trial.
Recorder (judge)
A recorder is a judicial officer in England and Wales and some other common law jurisdictions. Judge and recorder (judge) are judges and legal professions.
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Recorder of Belfast
The Recorder of Belfast is one of the two senior County Court judges of Northern Ireland known as Recorders, the other being the Recorder of Derry.
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Referee
A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.
Referendary
Referendary is the English form of a number of administrative positions, of various rank, in chanceries and other official organizations in Europe.
Robe
A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment.
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.
Rule of law
The rule of law is a political ideal that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Bader; March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020.
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Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature.
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Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges.
Sheriff court
A sheriff court (Cùirt an t-Siorraim) is the principal local civil and criminal court in Scotland, with exclusive jurisdiction over all civil cases with a monetary value up to, and with the jurisdiction to hear any criminal case except treason, murder, and rape, which are in the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary.
Slovenia
Slovenia (Slovenija), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene), is a country in southern Central Europe.
Small claims court
Small-claims courts have limited jurisdiction to hear civil cases between private litigants.
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Solicitor
A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions. Judge and solicitor are legal professions.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
State supreme court
In the United States, a state supreme court (known by other names in some states) is the highest court in the state judiciary of a U.S. state.
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Summary judgment
In law, a summary judgment, also referred to as judgment as a matter of law or summary disposition, is a judgment entered by a court for one party and against another party summarily, i.e., without a full trial.
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Superior Court of Justice (Brazil)
The Superior Court of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça, also known as STJ) is the highest appellate court in Brazil for non-constitutional issues regarding federal law.
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Superior Electoral Court
The Superior Electoral Court (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, TSE) is the highest body of the Brazilian Electoral Justice, which also comprises one Regional Electoral Court (Tribunal Regional Eleitoral, TRE) in each of the 26 states and the Federal District of the country, as determined by the Article 118 of the Constitution of Brazil.
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Superior Labor Court
The Superior Labor Court (Tribunal Superior do Trabalho, TST), is the highest Brazilian appellate court for labor law issues.
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Supreme Court of Ireland
The Supreme Court of Ireland (Cúirt Uachtarach na hÉireann) is the highest judicial authority in Ireland.
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Supreme Court of Maryland
The Supreme Court of Maryland (previously the Maryland Court of Appeals) is the highest court of the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Supreme Court of New Zealand
The Supreme Court of New Zealand (Mana) is the highest court and the court of last resort of New Zealand.
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Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is the highest court in Sri Lanka and the final judicial instance of record.
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (initialism: UKSC) is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases originating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.
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Supreme Federal Court
The Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal,, abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the country's Constitutional Court.
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The Atlantic
The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher.
Tribunal
A tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title.
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
United States bankruptcy court
United States bankruptcy courts are courts created under Article I of the United States Constitution.
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United States magistrate judge
In United States federal courts, magistrate judges are judges appointed to assist U.S. district court judges in the performance of their duties.
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Urdu
Urdu (اُردُو) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia.
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Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Western United States
The Western United States, also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, and the West, is the region comprising the westernmost U.S. states.
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Wig
A wig is a head covering made from human or animal hair, or a synthetic imitation thereof.
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Witness
In law, a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, either oral or written, of what they know or claim to know.
Workers' compensation
Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence.
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Worship (style)
Worship is an honorific prefix for mayors, justices of the peace, peace commissioners, and magistrates in present or former Commonwealth realms.
Yue Chinese
Yue is a branch of the Sinitic languages primarily spoken in Southern China, particularly in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (collectively known as Liangguang).
Zheti Zhargy
The Zheti Zhargy (also transliterated as "Jeti Jarği", original "Жеті Жарғы", lit. "Seven Charters") was the set of laws introduced in the Kazakh Khanate by Tauke Khan c. 1680 – 1718.
See also
Judges
- Administrative law judge
- Advocatus
- Associate justice
- Biy
- Brehon
- Burgvogt
- Cassandra Johnson (judge)
- Chief justice
- Chief justices
- County judge
- Examining magistrate
- Federal judge
- Hebrew Bible judges
- Informed judge
- Judge
- Judge of Alderney
- Judges of the Plains
- Justice (title)
- Lay judge
- Oidor
- Puisne
- Puisne judge
- Rapporteur Judge
- Recorder (judge)
- Reserve judge
- Resident judge
- Sisamnes
- Special referee
- Stipendiary magistrate
- Supernumerary judge
- Visiting judge
- Women judges
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge
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