Ex Officio: Latin for "from the office," to describe someone who has a right because of an office held, such as being allowed to sit on a committee simply because one is president of the corporation.
EX OFFICIO - Lat. Term used to designate powers exercised by public officials by virtue or because of the office they hold.
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EX OFFICIO. By virtue of his office. 2. Many powers are granted and exercised by public officers which are not expressly delegated. A judge, for example, may, ex officio, be a conservator of the peace, and a justice of the peace.
Ex officio
Definition - adv Or Adj
[Late Latin]
: by virtue or because of an office <the Vice President serves ex officio as president of the Senate> <an ex officio member of the board> ...
He is ex officio the leader of the bar, and only counsel of the highest eminence are appointed to the office.
Rome, the word magistratus referred to one of the highest offices of state, and analogous offices in the local authorities such as municipium, which were subordinate only to the legislature of which they generally were members, often even ex officio, ...
Inherent Jurisdiction definition:
The residual, automatic and ex officio authority of a court of law to regulate proceedings before it including punishing contempt.
Also called inherent power.
The first of the Deputy Speakers is ex officio the Chairman of Committees.
 See also: Law, Ex, Office, Term, Power
  
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