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    A justice of the High Court, commonly known as a High Court judge, is a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and represents the third-highest...
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    justices of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, the puisne judges of the court. They serve in addition to the High Court's ex officio members:...
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    judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals...
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    Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Its name is abbreviated as EWHC (England and Wales High Court) for legal citation...
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    Circuit judges are judges in England and Wales who sit in the Crown Court, the County Court and some specialized sub-divisions of the High Court of Justice...
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    There are various levels of judiciary in England and Wales—different types of courts have different styles of judges. They also form a strict hierarchy of...
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  • The Courts of England and Wales, supported administratively by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, are the civil and criminal courts responsible...
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    Supreme Court is the highest court of the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases from the jurisdictions of England and Wales and Northern...
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    In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which hears matters relating to summary offences and some triable either-way matters. Some...
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  • A divisional court, in relation to the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, means a court sitting with at least two judges. Matters heard by a divisional...
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    Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The Court of Appeal...
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    president of the courts of England and Wales. Until 2005 the lord chief justice was the second-most senior judge of the English and Welsh courts, surpassed...
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  • County Court is a national civil court for England and Wales with unlimited financial jurisdiction. The County Court sits in various County Court buildings...
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    The ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales are the Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal. These judges serve with the...
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    The Crown Court (Welsh: Llys y Goron) is the criminal court of first instance in England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some...
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  • of England and Wales contains many levels, based on the court in which the judge sits. Titles are given to judges relating to their position and, in...
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    list of courts in England and Wales. For information about the different types of court see Courts of England and Wales. The highest appellate court is the...
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    (England and Wales), presided over by a High Court judge of that jurisdiction High Court of Eswatini High Court of Fiji High Court (France) High Court (Germany)...
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  • Presiding Judge for England and Wales is a member of the Court of Appeal appointed by the Lord Chief Justice to supervise the Presiding Judges for the various...
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    the court or a judge, be ordered to be tried either with or without a jury." The Act brought a de facto end to civil jury trials in England and Wales save...
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    Kingdom portal Law portal Lay judge Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 Courts of England and Wales Judicial titles in England and Wales Judiciary of the United Kingdom...
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  • Certain former courts of England and Wales have been abolished or merged into or with other courts, and certain other courts of England and Wales have fallen...
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  • In England and Wales, life imprisonment is a sentence that lasts until the death of the prisoner, although in most cases the prisoner will be eligible...
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    Chancellor of the High Court is the head of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. This judge and the other two heads...
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    the Divisional Court is made only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. In England and Wales, the Court of King's Bench (or Court of Queen's Bench)...
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  • solicitors and barristers. Other legal professions in England and Wales include acting as a judge, as the Attorney-General, as the Solicitor-General, or...
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  • A high sheriff is a ceremonial officer for each shrieval county of England and Wales and Northern Ireland or the chief sheriff of a number of paid sheriffs...
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    In the system of courts of England and Wales, the Crown Court deals with serious criminal charges and with less serious charges where the accused has elected...
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  • vice-admiralty court in Australia was established in the colony of New South Wales in 1788. The first Vice-Admiral was Arthur Phillip and the first judge was Robert...
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    supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly...
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