Latin for Lawyers

JUDEX A QUO (JUDGE A QUO)

JUDEX A QUO (JUDGE A QUO) The judge from whom. The judge from whose court a case has been removed or reassigned. JUDEX DELEGATUS [L. judex + delegare / to transfer, assign] A judge who has been specially assigned to hear a case. JUDEX EST LEX LOQUENS [L. judex + esse / to be + lex, legis / law + loqui / to speak] A judge speaks for the law. Judges act as spokesman for the law. JUDEX PRO TEM (JUDGE PRO TEM) An acting judge. A substitute judge. See PRO TEMPORE JUDGE [L. iudico, iudicare / to decide, to judge; also, to be a judge ( iudex / a judge)] To form an opinion about after study and deliberation. To render a binding decision in a trial or proceeding after hearing evidence and determining the applicable law. To preside over a court or tribunal. To select between alterna tives. Also, the person who presides over a court, interprets the law and ren ders judgments. A public official elected by popular vote or appointed by the executive to hear and decide disputes. JUDGMENT [L. iudicium / a trial or investigation, from iudico, iudicare / to judge] The formal decision of a court after hearing all evidence and applying the applicable rules of law. The binding determination of a court at the conclu sion of the litigation. The final decision, decree or sentence of a court after trial. JUDGMENT BY COGNOVIT ACTIONEM A judgment rendered against a defendant who acknowledges his liability after he is served with process. JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION RELICTA VERIFICATIONE Judgment rendered against a defendant who withdraws all his defenses and confesses judgment before trial. JUDGMENT DEBITUM SINE BREVE (JUDGMENT D. S. B.) A confession of judgment.

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