Search results for: “court clerk”
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Court Administrators
Literature Review on Court Administrators as Managers and Executives In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Steven W. Hays offers the following summary about the topic of Court Administrators as Managers and Executives: Professional court administrators emerged […]
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Court Administrators
Literature Review on Court Administrators as Managers and Executives In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Steven W. Hays offers the following summary about the topic of Court Administrators as Managers and Executives: Professional court administrators emerged […]
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Lower Court
Lower Court Lower Courts in the United States Article III of the United States Constitution declares, in section 1, that the judicial power of the United States shall be invested in one Supreme Court and in “such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.” The Supreme Court has held…
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Citation to Federal Unpublished Opinions in the Circuit Courts
In April 2006, proposed Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) 32.1 was adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court. The rule, which went into effect on December 1, 2006, prohibits Federal Circuit Courts from disallowing citation to federal unpublished opinions issued on or after January 1, 2007. FRAP 32.1 raises many open questions that will most…
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Grand Jury History
Introduction to Grand Jury HistoryThe institution of the grand jury has been important in history as a bulwark against tyranny. Despite the existence of the grand jury in England as far back as the 12th century, the Crown also enjoyed the right of initiating criminal prosecutions, and the a…
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Differences between a Grand jury and a Trial jury
Differences between a Grand jury and a Trial jury The following table contrasts a typical grand jury with a trial jury (again, some specifics, such as the number of jurors, will vary from State to State): Grand Jury Trial Jury What is determined? whether to charge whether to convict Prosecution’s burden of proof probable…
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Roman Law
Introduction to Roman Law Roman Law, in general usage, legal system developed by the Romans from the time of their first codification of law, known as the Law of the Twelve Tables (see Twelve Tables, Law of the), in 450 bc to the death of Justinian I, ruler of the Byzantine Empire, in ad […]
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Quorum
A quorum is the minimum number of people o members of a committee, board of directors, society, meeting of shareholders, legislative assembly or other body required to be in attendance in order a vote can be taken or the body to act. Legislative Quorum in Canada As stated by the […]
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Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms
The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…
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Encyclopedia of the US Congress
Encyclopedia of the United States Congress Details Robert E. Dewhirst, Facts On File, Inc., New York, 2007 Content of the Encyclopedia of the United States Congress Army-mccarthy Hearings Congressional Elections: Financing Direct Election of Senators Enacting Clause Equal Rights Amendment Extension of Remarks House Un-american Activities Committee Intelligence Oversight “Lame Duck” Amendment Pay and Perquisites…
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Authors of Legal Dictionaries
Authors of Law Dictionaries Albericus de Rosate, 1290-1360: Albericus’s Dictionarium Area: (Roman/Canon Law, 1581) Albericus was “born in Rosciate, near Bergamo, around 1290. He studied in Padua under Oldradus da Ponte and Riccardus Malumbra. He studied also under Ranieri di Forlì and received advice and help from Bartolo da Sassoferrato. In the second decade of…
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Bouvier´s Law Dictionary Content
Bouvier´s Law Dictionary Content English and Scottish Content VIOLENT PROFITS ACTION OF ADHERENCE ACTIONS ORDINARY ADVOCATION ANN ANNUAL PENSION APPRIZING ARRESTEE ARRESTER ARRESTMENT ASSIGNATION ASSISORS ASSYTHMENT BAIR-MAN BAIRN’S PART CAUTION, TURATORY CAUTIONER CEDENT CHARGER CIRCUMDUCTION CIRCUMVENTION COURTESY or CURTESY CURIALITY CURTESY or COURTESY DECREE ARBITRAL DECREE OF REGISTRATION TO DISPONE DYVOUR DYVOUR’S HABIT EXHIBITION FACTORY…