Judge-Advocate-General
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JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERAL, an officer appointed in England to assist the Crown with advice in matters relating to military law, and more particularly as to courts-martial.
Judge - A presiding officer of the court.
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Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
Jurisdiction: The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case.
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Judge Advocate General
In short they are known as JAG who are the senior officers serving the US army, airforce or navy as incharge of maintaining military law.
JUDGE'S NOTES - They are short statements, made by a judge on the trial of a cause, of what transpires in the course of such trial.
In front of the Woolsack in the House of Lords Chamber is a larger cushion known as the Judges' Woolsack. During the State Opening of Parliament, the Judges' Woolsack is occupied by senior judges.
Chief Judge: Presiding or administrative judge in a court.
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Chief Judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
Presiding judge: Chief or administrative judge of a court.
Proceeding: Any hearing or court appearance related to the adjudication of a case.
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'[U]nlike members of the Board, many administrative law judges of course perform adjudicative rather than enforcement or policymaking functions . . . or possess purely recommendatory powers.' C.J. Roberts, Free Enterprise Fund v.
Judgement Proof:
A term to describe assets protected from being seized by a creditor. i.e. assets a creditor cannot seize by going to court and getting a judgement.
Judge: Workers' compensation judges are appointed and are representatives of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. They conduct hearings in an administrative proceeding for workers' compensation cases.
Judge - A presiding officer of the court.
Judgment - The official and authentic decision of a court of justice upon the rights and claims of parties to an action or suit submitted to the court for determination. (See also summary judgment.) ...
JUDGE
An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
judge: Government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts. Other judicial officers in the U.S. courts system are Supreme Court justices. Back to Previous Page ...
Judges: Experienced lawyers appointed to be in charge of court hearings either to make sure that evidence is presented properly to the jury or to hear evidence and to decide the verdict themselves.
Judgement
The decision of a court of law. Money judgments, when recorded, become a lien on real property of the defendant.
Late Charge
A penalty for failure to pay an installment on time.
Judge Advocate
An officer at a court-martial who may act as clerk, prosecutor and/or legal advisor to the court.
Judgment
A final determination by a court; the official decision of the court.
judge, visiting A superior court judge from another county.
judgment The final determination of the rights of the parties to an action or proceeding; the formal, written document reflecting such a final determination; ...
JUDGE. A public officer, lawfully appointed to decide litigated questions according to law.
Judge: A person who hears and decides cases for the courts. Appointed by the governor for a term of eight years and confirmed by the General Assembly.
Judgment: A court decision. Also called a decree or an order.
Chief judge -Presiding or administrative judge in a court.
Chattel -An article of personal property.
Child -Offspring of parentage; progeny.
Term: Judge Advocate
Definition: An officer at a court-martial who may act as clerk, prosecutor and/or legal advisor to the court.
Term: Judgment
Definition: A final determination by a court; the official decision of the court.
Chief Judge:
Presiding or administrative judge in a court.
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Judge
Definition - Verb
[Old French jugier, from Latin judicare, from judic- judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to decide, say]
1 : to hear and decide (as a litigated question) in a court of justice <~ a case> ...
Judges in some jurisdictions, such as Canada or England, prefer the expression that a specified principle is trite law, ...
Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
Action
Legal proceedings.
Judges seldom give an indication of sentence in the event of a plea of guilty, but counsel can ask to see the judge for such purpose, but the judge will usually refuse.
Plea before venue ...
See also: judge question of fact trier of fact
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Dissent: A judge's disagreement with the majority opinion of a court. Appellate court cases are heard by a panel of judges, which can vary in number depending on the jurisdiction.
A judge in court session.
Beneficiary
In a legal context, a "beneficiary" usually refers to the person for whom a trust has been created. May also be referred to as a " donee" or, for legal tecchies, as a cestui que trust.
Bankruptcy Judge - The judge who determines whether a debtor is entitled to a discharge in bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy law - The area of federal law dealing with the handling of bankrupt persons or businesses.
chambersA judge's private office in the courthouse.
chargeThe judge's instructions to jury on it duties, on the law involved in the case and on how the law in the case must be applied. The charge is always given just before jury deliberations.
The judge's seat in a court. Also, the judges themselves as a tribunal or a professional class: as, the common or common pleas bench, the supreme bench, a full or partial bench. Compare Bar. King's or Queen's bench.
Judge-made law. Law which exists and applies to a group on the basis of historical legal precedents developed over hundreds of years. Because it is not written by elected politicians but, rather, by judges, it is also referred to as "unwritten" law.
bench: The Judge's seat or the judge, himself/herself, (e.g., the attorney addressed the bench) ...
Deputy Judge(see Judge)Derivative Evidence(see Evidence)Direct Evidence(see Evidence)Direct Examination(see Examination)DischargeA release from obligation when a legal duty has ended.
A decision by a judge or jury that a defendant in a criminal case is not guilty of a crime. An acquittal is not a finding of innocence; it is simply a conclusion that the prosecution has not proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
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SUSTAIN - A judge's decision (usually during trial or motions hearings) to allow an objection or motion to prevail.
chambers - A judge's private office in the courthouse.
change of venue - The removal of a suit begun in one county or district to another for trial, or from one court to another in the same county or district.
to be found by a judge or jury to have violated a law. Note that a conviction does not necessarily mean the person has committed a crime.
In Camera - in a judge's chambers, outside the presence of a jury and the public.
Indictment - a formal written accusation charging one or more people with a felony. It is submitted to a grand jury by the prosecuting attorney.
*iudex - the "judge," an unpaid private person chosen from the list (album) drawn up according to wealth to decide a case referred to him by the praetor. If the case was heard by a panel of iudices, they were known as recuperatores.
Bench - A judge in court session
Bench Trial - Trail of a case held before a judge sitting without a jury.
" For example, if two parties complain to a judge of the non-performance of a contract by the other, ...
Therefore, in most jurisdictions, either at the direction of the court or upon motion of a party, judges will hold case management conferences to set schedules for discovery, coordinate trial, ...
Between routine government policy decision-making bodies and the traditional court forums lies a hybrid, sometimes called a "tribunal" or "administrative tribunal" and not necessarily presided by judges.
Chambers: Judge's personal rooms, where he may hear matters in private.
Charge: Form of security for payment of a debt.
Chattels: Moveable items of property which are neither land nor permanently attached to land or a building.
A law clerk assists an attorney or judge with legal research, brief writing, and other legal tasks. Is commonly a recent law school graduate or law student.
Bench Trial - Trial of a case held before a judge sitting without a jury.
Bench Warrant - An order issued by the court, ("from the bench") for the arrest of a person for violating a court order.
=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a specified place for a specified purpose.
nominal damages A term used when a judge or jury finds in favor of one party to a lawsuit--often because a law requires them to do so--but concludes that no real harm was done and therefore awards a very small amount of money.
In the trial court context, a legal proceeding (other than a full-scale trial) held before a judge. During a hearing, evidence and arguments are presented in an effort to resolve a disputed factual or legal issue.
opinion: the written product of a judge or judges handing down and explaining a decision. Opinions are usually written by appellate courts, but may also be written by trial judges who resolve legal issues at the trial level.
A hearing, generally conducted by an administrative law judge, involving an agency (such as the Department of Social and Health Services or the Employment Security Department) and one or more other parties .
Jurisdiction is the power of a court or judge to entertain an action, petition or other proceeding.
District Court - in civil cases, judges hear cases for all actions involving $10,000 or less. District Court also has preliminary jurisdiction over felony cases and over the trial of all misdemeanors and infractions.
consent decree : A legal document, approved by a judge, that formalizes an agreement reached between EPA and potentially responsible parties (PRPs) through which PRPs will conduct all or part of a cleanup action at a Superfund site; ...
Preliminary Hearing - Synonymous with "preliminary examination"; the hearing given a person charged with a crime by a judge to determine whether he should be held for trial.
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