Sentences with phrase «court by the delegates»

As expected, Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson was nominated without opposition for Justice of the Supreme Court by the delegates to the 12th Judicial District Convention held at the Eastwood Manor Thursday night.

BY ANDY HUMM Justice Doris Ling - Cohan, a distinguished jurist and champion of the rights of tenants, immigrants, and LGBT people, was re-nominated by acclamation for a 14 - year term to the New York State Supreme Court by delegates to Manhattan's County Democratic Judicial Convention on September 22.

Not exact matches

Three independent delegates have been chosen to reassess the state government's Roe 8 highway extension project, which was knocked back by the Supreme Court in December.

This is because the Supreme Court has ruled that, when a grant of regulatory authority «lay [s] down by legislative act an intelligible principle to which the person or body authorized to [act] is directed to conform», Congress is not unconstitutionally delegating its ability to make laws.

In the case of the Supreme Court vacancy, the Judicial Delegates, also elected by Democratic voters in the Primary, then vote for the Democratic nominee from among the qualified candidates at a judicial convention.

Delegates will debate a motion criticising the large number of lengthy jail sentences handed down by the courts and urging ministers to drop plans to make it easier for rioters and their families to be evicted from social housing.

• Delegates have criticised the large number of lengthy custodial sentences handed out by the courts in the wake of the English riots last month.

10.24 am: Delegates are now debating an emergency motion on the riots criticising the «large number of lengthy custodial sentences» handed out out by the courts.

Speaking to Citi FM's Richard Dela Sky, the lead lawyer for the NPP, Godfred Dame said «we are in court because the original application for interim injunction filed by David Hoezame had been fixed for hearing on September 2, 2014 and we feel like clearly it will not accord with justice and fairness if the application is heard on that day because clearly the date postdates the date that has been fixed by the NPP for its special delegates conference.»

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

The two addressed delegates Saturday, both focusing on Proposition 8, the same - sex marriage ban passed by voters in 2008 that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on in June.

Delegates and guests are also encouraged to unwind in the gardens replete with lake and grotto and to make full use of the snooker room, tennis courts, library with fireplace followed by a bite at one of their award winning restaurants.

The range of facilities provided by the hotel for leisure and business travellers include two restaurants and two bars, three swimming pools, 12 treatment rooms, a tennis court, and conference rooms which combined cater for almost 1,000 delegates.

-- authored by Circuit Judge Hurwitz [majority decision] and concurring opinion by Circuit Judge Reinhardt; discussed in our Oct. 10, 2015 post: District court in Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act case which substantially reduced fee request was reversed based upon its reliance on inapt practice area hourly rates, upon its discounts for plaintiff's attorneys not delegating tasks to associates given that only small firms prosecuted these type of cases, and upon its use of stale prior fee awards involving fee claimant's attorneys.

In a judgment of some significance to the bulk shipping market, the English Court of Appeal last week confirmed that charterers must continue to pay hire upon the arrest of their chartered vessel if the arrest was attributable to actions by anyone acting as their «delegate».

In the case of court procedure — which is under review here — rule - making powers are delegated by Parliament to the Family Procedure Rule Committee (Courts Act 2003, ss 75 and 76).

Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in upholding the EPA's assertion of authority to second - guess a permitting decision made by the State of Alaska — which had been delegated permitting authority under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § § 7401 et seq. — in conflict with decisions of this Court and other federal courts of appeals establishing the division of federal - state jurisdiction under the Act and similar statutory programs.

A bill that would allow people wrongfully convicted by faulty forensic science to challenge their convictions in court was carried over until next year by a subcommittee of the Virginia House of Delegates on Monday.

This deference by the state supreme courts to the ABA House of Delegates gives the ABA a de facto regulatory role (not to mention the additional deference to state and local bar associations).

The Arizona Court of Appeals did accept jurisdiction, however, to clarify that some of the procedures followed by the court, in this case, were contrary to the statutes in place for the purpose of preventing any court in the future from delegating judicial decisions to expert witnesses or allowing interim transfers of custody without a heaCourt of Appeals did accept jurisdiction, however, to clarify that some of the procedures followed by the court, in this case, were contrary to the statutes in place for the purpose of preventing any court in the future from delegating judicial decisions to expert witnesses or allowing interim transfers of custody without a heacourt, in this case, were contrary to the statutes in place for the purpose of preventing any court in the future from delegating judicial decisions to expert witnesses or allowing interim transfers of custody without a heacourt in the future from delegating judicial decisions to expert witnesses or allowing interim transfers of custody without a hearing.

In states with a voluntary bar association, the de jure regulatory authority (that is, the authority accorded by law) lies with a governmental entity, in most cases the state's Supreme Court or another governmental authority to whom the Court has delegated authority.

One distinction is, however, already hinted at by the Court later on in the judgment: whereas delegated and implementing acts require a basic legislative act, this is not necessary for measures adopted under article 43 (3) TFEU.

(A 1977 House resolution proposing a nominating commission for circuit court judges technically would be superseded by the recommendation that delegates will consider in New York.)

The Court has repeatedly said that the Crown, in right of both Canada and the provinces has a duty to consult with First Nations likely to be affected by legislation, primary or delegated, or the application of legislation to a given situation, e.g., granting of permits.

By tackling the case from this perspective, the Court addressed the issue of the appropriate demarcation line between delegated and implementing acts only indirectly.

For a municipal action to be shown as being unreasonable, the Court said that it must fall outside of a range of possible outcomes that were contemplated by the legislature when delegating the power.

Second, the Court reiterated the principle that municipalities only have the powers that are delegated to them by the provincial legislatures.

Can courts delegate actual judicial decision - making functions to Parenting Coordinators, in order to by - pass the need to repeatedly bring parenting - related disputes back before the court?

Practicing lawyers are regulated under strict codes of professional conduct that are enforced at the state level, usually by state bar associations that exercise disciplinary authority delegated to them by state supreme courts.

The theory is that a court should not interfere unnecessarily with matters that have been delegated by the legislature to a more flexible administrative process, heard before an expert tribunal, in a speedier and less expensive decision - making process.

Second, they argue that by «scrupulously adhering to their delegated powers,» international courts in «politically and legally inhospitable environments» can help them survive long enough to gain constituencies who will make use of them.

As discussed in part I, state supreme courts are highly deferential to the positions taken by the organized bar, and, in particular, to the positions taken by the ABA House of Delegates.

The program was designed to strengthen the delegates» ability to manage their courts by exposing them to best practices in court governance and administration, and the use of court technology to optimize the administration of justice.

Courts, while exercising their constitutional functions of judicial review, must be sensitive not only to the need to uphold the rule of law, but also to the necessity of avoiding undue interference with the discharge of administrative functions in respect of the matters delegated to administrative bodies by Parliament and legislatures.

The Court upheld this procedure against claims that it violates Article III or the Seventh Amendment jury right., holding that Congress had properly delegated inter partes review to the PTO, and that «the Seventh Amendment poses no independent bar to the adjudication of that action by a nonjury factfinder.»

It is not sufficiently known or understood that the UT will have an innovative judicial review jurisdiction delegated to it; the relationship of the UT with the High Court is a subject being examined by a working group chaired by Lord Justice Stephen Richards.

The Crown's submission is in effect an invitation to delegate the courts» constitutional obligation to the prosecutors employed by the state, leaving the threat of a grossly disproportionate sentence hanging over an accused's head.

The momentous decision by Sinn Fein to support the policing and justice services of Northern Ireland ie the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the police boards, police ombudsman etc, and the court system — at a specially convened six - hour conference (the ard fheis) in Dublin, on 28 January 2007, attended by 2,000 delegates, where 900 party members voted on the motion — would appear to signal the possibility, if not probability, of the restoration of full devolutionary powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly (NIA) based at Stormont, Belfast.

Your traffic ticket is handled and regulated by the Contra Costa County Superior Court, which then delegates out the processing duties to the local district branches.

Traffic online schools are delegated by the court of the State's Department of Transportation.

Such referral should be dealt with by a Federal Court registrar under judge - delegated powers.

(3) A power delegated to the Judicial Registrars shall, when exercised by a Judicial Registrar, be deemed to have been exercised by the Court or a Judge, as the case requires.

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act other than subsection (3), and any provision of the Public Service Act 1999 or any other law, in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power under this Act, under the regulations or under the standard Rules of Court (other than a power delegated by standard Rules of Court under subsection 37A (1)-RRB-:

(2) The Court may, on application made under subsection (1) or of its own motion, review the exercise by a Judicial Registrar of a power delegated under subsection 26B (1), and may make such orders as it considers appropriate in relation to the matter in relation to which the power was exercised.

(1) A party to proceedings in which a Judicial Registrar has exercised a power delegated under subsection 26B (1) may, within the time prescribed by, or within such further time as is allowed in accordance with, Rules of Court made by the Judges or a majority of them, apply to the Court to review the exercise of the power.

(2) If Rules of Court under subsection 37A (1) delegate powers referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this section to a Registrar, those Rules may specify modifications of section 37A that are to have effect in relation to the exercise by a Registrar of the delegated powers.

In the Family Law Act, the Parliament delegated authority to the Chief Justice of the Family Court to make rules, regulations and by - laws connected with the Act.