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Home Dictionary Name: supreme courtSupreme Court of Judicature
Supreme Court of Judicature. By Judicature Act, 1925, s. 1, there shall be a Supreme Court of Judicature in England consisting of His Majesty's High Court of Justice (referred to as the High Court), and His Majesty's Court of Appeal (referred to as the Court of Appeal).Formerly, by the (English) Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873, ss. 3 and 4 (amended by (English) Jud. Act, 1875, s. 9), it was enacted that from the commencement of that Act (November 1, 1875: see Judicature Act, 1875, s. 2) the court of Chancery of England, the Court of Queen's Bench, the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster, the Court of Exchequer, the High Court of Admiralty, the Court of Probate, and the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, should be united and consolidated together, and should constitute one Supreme Court of Judicature in England; the said Supreme Court to consist of two permanent Divisions, being 'Her (now His) Majesty's High Court of Justice' and 'Her (now His) Majesty's Court of Appeal.'S...
Officers of the Supreme Court
Officers of the Supreme Court. by the (English) Judicature Act, 1873, s. 77, the officers of the various courts, whose jurisdiction is by that Act transferred to the High Court of Justice, of the Court of Appeal, were attached to the Supreme Court; by the (English) Judicature Act, 1875, Ord. LX., r. 1, these officers were attached to the divisions which represented the courts of which they were formerly officers; and by the (English) Judicature (Officers) Act, 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 78), they were transferred to the Central Office of the Supreme Court. See, now, (English) Judicature Act, 1925, ss. 105, 221-232....
Offices of the Supreme Court
Offices of the Supreme Court. The offices of the Supreme Court are to be open every day except Sundays, Good Friday, Easter Eve, Monday and Tuesday in Easter Week, White Monday, the first Monday in August, Christmas-day and the next following working day, and all days appointed by proclamation to be observed as days of general fast, humiliation, or thanksgiving, the day appointed to be kept as the King's birthday, and such days as the Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls and the President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, shall direct, (English) R.S.C., Ord. LXIII., r. 6 (as amended)As to the vacations in the offices of the Supreme Court, see VACATION....
Masters of the Supreme Court
Masters of the Supreme Court, in the King's Bench Division, officials, seven in number, deriving their title from the (English) Jud. (Officers) Act, 1879 (see now Jud. Act, 1925, ss. 106, 122, Sched. III., Part I.), and filling the places of the Masters of the Common Law Courts, the King's Coroner and Attorney, the Master of the Crown Office, the two Record and Writ Clerks, and the three Associates. Their jurisdiction is mainly to hear summonses for directions (see DIRECTIONS, SUMMONS FOR), to supervise pleadings, and decide as to discovery. There are also Masters in the Chancery Division who have succeeded to the position and powers of the Chief Clerks of the Chancery judges, the title of 'Master of the Supreme Court' having been substituted for that of 'Chief Clerk in 1897. Under the present system there are three sets of Chancery Chambers, each with four Masters and attached to two judges. The duties of the Masters are to hear summonses for directions, take accounts and answer inqui...
supreme court
supreme court 1 : the highest court in a nation or state ;specif cap S&C : the highest court in the judicial branch of the U.S. government that has original jurisdiction over controversies involving ambassadors or other ministers or consuls but whose main activity is as the court of last resort exercising appellate jurisdiction over cases involving federal law 2 cap S&C : a court of original jurisdiction in New York NOTE: The court of last resort in New York is the Court of Appeals. ...
Rules of the Supreme Court
Rules of the Supreme Court, the Rules scheduled to the (English) Judicature Act, 1875, and subsequent Rules amending the same. So called by virtue of the Rules of the Supreme Court, December, 1875. See RULES....
Supreme Court of Judicature
Supreme Court of Judicature :the highest judicial body of England and Wales that includes the Court of Appeal and High Court of Justice ...
Supreme Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Appeals :the court of last resort in West Virginia ...
Central Office of Supreme Court
Central Office of Supreme Court. Established by (English) Jud. (Officers) Act, 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 78). See R.S.C. Ord. LXI....
Rules of the Supreme Court (Costs)
Rules of the Supreme Court (Costs). The (English) Rules respecting costs made by Order in Council of the 12th of August, 1875, repealed and re-enacted with amendments by the (English) Rules of 1883. See A.P., Appx. N....
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