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Tag: Judges

  • Magistrate Judge

    Magistrate Judge in the United States Magistrate Judge Definition in the context of the Federal Court System A federal judge, appointed by a concurrence of a majority of the court’s district judges, who conducts initial proceedings in criminal cases, decides criminal misdemeanor cases, […]

  • Recalled Judge

    Recalled Judge in the United States Recalled Judge Definition in the context of the Federal Court System A retired magistrate judge, bankruptcy judge, or judge of the Court of Federal Claims may return to duty for a limited term as a recalled judge.

  • Judicial Salaries

    Judicial Salaries in the United States Salary of the Supreme Court Justices The salary of the justices (Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and the court’s eight associate justices) is set by congressional statute and is subject to adjustment from time to time. As of the following […]

  • Judicial Selection

    Judicial Selection in the United States Methods of Judicial Selection for State Courts Method of Judicial Selection: Merit Plan This methods of Judicial Selection is selected in the following State Courts: Alaska Arizona Colorado Delaware Florida Hawaii Indiana […]

  • Senior Judge

    Senior Judge in the United States Senior Judge Definition in the context of the Federal Court System An Article III judge who has retired from active duty but continues to perform some judicial duties, usually maintaining a reduced caseload. Commonly referred to as senior status. A judge who […]

  • District Court Judges

    District Court Judges in the United States District Court Jurisdiction The district courts have original jurisdiction over most cases that are heard in the federal courts (except those few cases that fall within the original jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court and those cases […]

  • Dissenting Opinion

    Dissenting Opinion in the United States Statement from a member of a court disagreeing with the disposition of the case by the majority. A dissenting opinion is essentially a judicial minority report. A dissent may represent the views of a single judge or may be joined by additional judges. A […]

  • William Blackstone

    William Blackstone in the United States Life and Work of Sir William Blackstone The following is a description of Blackstone [1]: Born July 10, 1723. In 1736 he entered Pembroke College, Oxford, where he continued till 1741, when he began to study law. In 1746, at the end of the […]

  • Magistrate

    Magistrate in the United States A quasi-judge who assists a judge in processing judicial business. Magistrates are attorneys who are appointed by judges to positions formally authorized under federal or state law. The Federal Magistrates Act of 1968 established the position of U.S. […]

  • Judge Discipline

    Judge Discipline in the United States Complaints Against Judges and Disciplining Judges in the United States A snapshot of complaints against judges and how many were disciplined. In 2012, as in past years, the state’s Commission on Judicial Performance published a report chronicling the […]

  • James Kent

    James Kent in the United States Introduction to James Kent (1763_1847) According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, he was a New York jurist, and influenced American constitutional jurisprudence through both his writings and his judicial opinions. Largely because of his […]

  • Three-Judge Court

    Three-Judge Court in the United States Introduction to Three-Judge Court According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, the Supreme Court’s decision in ex parte young (1908) made it possible for one federal judge to tie up an entire state legislative program by granting […]

  • Written Opinions

    Written Opinions in the United States Written Opinions Definition Written opinions have been defined by the Judicial Conference as any document issued by a judge or judges of the court sitting in that capacity, that sets forth a reasoned explanation for a court’s decision. The […]

  • Some tipics related to the U.S. Constitution

    Some tipics related to the U.S. Constitution in the United States Liquormart, Inc v. Rhode Island Warren Court Reed, Stanley F. Adarand Constructors, Inc v. Pena Bickel, Alexander Cleburne v. Cleburne Liv.ing Center, Inc Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dep’t of Health Employment […]

  • Marshall, Thurgood

    Marshall, Thurgood in the United States Former Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall,in re?ecting during the bicentennial in 1987 on theConstitution and its opening three words remarked: I do not believe that the meaning of the Constitution was forever “?xed” at the Philadelphia […]