USA Law

Category: Procedural Law

  • Bankruptcy Judge

    Bankruptcy Judge in the United States Bankruptcy Judge Definition in the context of the Federal Court System A federal judge, appointed by the court of appeals for a 14-year term, who has authority to hear matters that arise under the Bankruptcy Code.

  • Chief Judge

    Chief Judge in the United States Chief Judge Definition in the context of the Federal Court System The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court. Chief judges are selected from the judges of the court based on seniority.

  • Advisory Opinion

    Advisory Opinion in the United States A response by a judge or court to a legal question posed outside a bona fide case or controversy. Advisory opinions are typically requested by a legislative body or other governmental official. An advisory opinion is a reply to an abstract or hypothetical […]

  • Circuit Executive

    Circuit Executive in the United States Circuit Executive Definition in the context of the Federal Court System A federal court employee appointed by a circuit judicial council to assist the chief judge of the circuit and provide administrative support to the courts of the circuit.

  • Counterclaim

    Counterclaim in United States Counterclaim Definition See Set-Off. Counterclaim in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Counterclaim, Counterclaim in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Counterclaim, Counterclaim in the European Legal Encyclopedia., Counterclaim, Counterclaim in the […]

  • Brief

    Brief in the United States A written document presented to a court in support of a party’s position on a legal question. A brief contains a statement of the facts, applicable law, and arguments drawn from the facts and the law as well as from related, pertinent material. A brief urges a […]

  • Brief

    Brief in the United States A written document presented to a court in support of a party’s position on a legal question. A brief contains a statement of the facts, applicable law, and arguments drawn from the facts and the law as well as from related, pertinent material. A brief urges a […]

  • Adversarial System

    Adversarial System in the United States An Adversarial System and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The litigation process in U.S. courts is referred to as an adversarial system because it relies on the litigants to present their dispute […]

  • Adversarial System

    Adversarial System in the United States An Adversarial System and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The litigation process in U.S. courts is referred to as an adversarial system because it relies on the litigants to present their dispute […]

  • Appeals Process

    Appeals Process in the United States The Appeals Process and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The losing party in a decision by a trial court in the federal system normally is entitled to appeal the decision to a federal court of […]

  • Appeals Process

    Appeals Process in the United States The Appeals Process and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The losing party in a decision by a trial court in the federal system normally is entitled to appeal the decision to a federal court of […]

  • Additur

    Additur in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982The power of a judge to increase the amount of an inadequate award of money in a jury verdict. The damages (in U.S. law) are increased, with the consent of the defendant, as condition for the […]

  • Additur

    Additur in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982The power of a judge to increase the amount of an inadequate award of money in a jury verdict. The damages (in U.S. law) are increased, with the consent of the defendant, as condition for the […]

  • Panel

    Panel in the United States A group of judges who decide a case. Panels of judges are usually found on intermediate appeals courts such as the U.S. court of appeals. Cases at this level are normally heard by panels of three judges rather than by all the judges of the court. U.S. court of […]

  • Panel

    Panel in the United States A group of judges who decide a case. Panels of judges are usually found on intermediate appeals courts such as the U.S. court of appeals. Cases at this level are normally heard by panels of three judges rather than by all the judges of the court. U.S. court of […]