By the time the matter arrived before a hearing of the Ontario
Judicial Council on Aug. 23, the Hamilton judge's lapse in judgment had been «heard around the world.»
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The National
Judicial Council on Wednesday night recommended the immediate and compulsory retirement of three controversial judges.
The axe of the National
Judicial Council on Friday fell on a judge of the Appeal Court, Justice Mohammed Tsamiya.
Citing a similar case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the President was not bound by the advice of the Council of State, Yaw Oppong stated that, it was however vital that the President is seen to have sought the advice of
the Judicial Council on the issue, as stated by the Constitution.
It is our view that government «s attitude frustrates the work of
the Judicial Council on salaries of the lower bench by treating the work of the Council itself and lower bench with contempt.»
Not exact matches
In addition, the parties still await
judicial decisions
on challenges to the Original Order in
Council and British Columbia Environmental Assessment Certificate approving the project,» Kinder Morgan said.
It is worth noting that as recently as 1988 the AMA's
Council on Ethical and
Judicial Affairs had concluded that it was not permissible to remove organs for transplantation from anencephalic infants while they were still alive, even though it is harder to maintain organs in suitable condition if one waits until the infant has sustained whole brain death.
For example, in 1994 the
Council on Ethical and
Judicial Affairs of the American Medical Association issued an opinion holding that it is «ethically permissible» to use «the anencephalic neonate» as an organ donor, even though, as the
Council recognized, under current law anencephalic babies are not dead.
On this hill met the chief
council of Athens, which served as a forum to appraise various opinions being given the people and also as a
judicial body.
The five - member Committee comprises a Justice of the Supreme Court who is the Chairperson with two Justices of the Court of Appeal appointed by the
Judicial Council and two other persons appointed
on the advice of the
Council of State, who are neither members of the
Council of State, nor members of Parliament, nor lawyers.
True, there are stated procedures to discipline an erring judge; and in fairness, the National
Judicial Council (NJC) has latterly gone
on the offensive to discipline some of such judges.
Some 22 lower court judges are currently serving a suspension placed
on them by the
Judicial Council, after they were captured in a video taking bribes in a two year investigative piece.
Kanu's lead counsel, Chuks Muoma had written a petition to the National
Judicial Council (NJC), claiming that Tsoho made conflicting rulings
on an application by the Department of State Services (DSS) to conduct a secret trial for him.
The UN's failures can be traced to the way the Security
Council (SC) is currently able to act in a
judicial manner in determining whether states have complied with SC resolutions, while also acting as the executive in drawing up those resolutions, and also as the principal legislature in voting
on them.
The National
Judicial Council, NJC, made the appointment public yesterday in Abuja based on its recommendation as the body to nominate qualified persons for appointment as judicial o
Judicial Council, NJC, made the appointment public yesterday in Abuja based
on its recommendation as the body to nominate qualified persons for appointment as
judicial o
judicial officers.
A statement by the Director of Information in the National
Judicial Council (NJC) Mr. Soji Oye indicated that the new judges will be sworn - in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, National
Judicial Council, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen,
on Friday, July 14, 2017, by 3.00 pm at the Supreme Court.
«
Council also decided to give Hon. Justice Adolphus Enebeli serious warning and place him
on its «Watch - List» for three years following its «findings» that Hon. Justice Enebeli violated the Code of Conduct for
Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by granting ex-parte order in Suit No.
Yunusa's defence counsel, Chief Robert Clarke (SAN), had
on March 9, in a preliminary objection, said the embattled judge had been «absolved of the corruption charges» by the National
Judicial Council (NJC).
«The Committee, which will sit in camera, in line with normal practice, consists of three (3) Justices of the Superior Court appointed by the
Judicial Council, and two (2) other persons appointed by the Chief Justice,
on the advise of the
Council of State.
And I think that any prudent President, and so far we've had prudent presidents, will act
on the advise of the
Judicial Council,» he said.
Falana made this appeal in a statement
on Sunday, blaming the National
Judicial Council and the Nigerian Bar Association for the rot in the judiciary sector.
The Ijaw Youth
Council, IYC, has called
on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a national
judicial commission of inquiry to investigate allegations made by sacked...
That is according to the
Judicial Council which issued a statement
on Monday...
«The
Council will pass legislation blocking ICE from private areas
on city property and offices where New Yorkers receive social services, unless they have a
judicial warrant or court order,» she said during a 58 - minute State of the City speech at the Kings Theater.
According to them, «Since the 1992 Constitution came into force, Presidents after Presidents have not acted fully
on the advice tendered by the
Judicial Council in the appointment of Superior Court judges.»
The statement read in part, «The National
Judicial Council's committee
on the monitoring of alleged corruption cases in court has resolved to actively engage prosecutorial bodies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission in furtherance of its mandate.
The plaintiffs prayed the court to declare that upon true and proper construction of Article 144 clauses (2) and (3) of the 1992 Constitution, all appointments made by the President of the Republic of Ghana to the Supreme Court were valid
on the condition they were made in strict accordance with the advice of the
Judicial Council.
The National
Judicial Council (NJC) Committee
on the monitoring of alleged corruption cases in Court has resolved to actively engage prosecutorial bodies like the...
DAILY POST learnt that the Customary Court of Appeal, recently approved by the National
Judicial Council (NJC), is
on the same pedestal with the State High Court or Federal High Court.
His statement follows a communique from the Presidency signed by the Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin, that President Nana Akufo - Addo has
on advice from the
Judicial Council suspended his clients...
Student
Judicial Committee members must be elected to the Joint Student
Council with plurality and can not be
on probation for academic reasons or have been issued a sanction by the Student
Judicial Committee.
Judicial Panels shall ordinarily be chosen from members of the Student
Judicial Committee; however, any member of the Joint Student
Council eligible to serve
on the Student
Judicial Committee can serve
on a
Judicial Panel if necessary.
The analysis followed by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner is largely based
on the «Model Policy for Access to Court Records in Canada» (the «Model Policy») prepared by the Judges» Technology Advisory Committee of the Canadian
Judicial Council (the «CJC») in 2005.
The Canadian
Judicial Council has published material
on this, as have the federal and state courts in the...
In R (
on the application of the Transport and General Workers Union and another) v Walsall Metropolitan Borough
Council [2001] All ER (D) 85 (Jun) a council decided to press ahead with a decision to award its catering services to an outside contractor, M Ltd, instead of the authority's internal caterers despite the existence of an unresolved judicial review
Council [2001] All ER (D) 85 (Jun) a
council decided to press ahead with a decision to award its catering services to an outside contractor, M Ltd, instead of the authority's internal caterers despite the existence of an unresolved judicial review
council decided to press ahead with a decision to award its catering services to an outside contractor, M Ltd, instead of the authority's internal caterers despite the existence of an unresolved
judicial review claim.
The Canadian
Judicial Council has recommended in a report to the Minister of Justice that Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Girouard be removed from office, due to the «fatal compromise» of his integrity because of his conduct during an inquiry into what appeared to be a cocaine transaction caught
on tape.
On Nov. 24, 2014 the Canadian
Judicial Council stayed its investigation into the conduct of Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas in consideration for her agreement to retire effective May 2015.
On March 20, the Judicial Division of the Netherlands Council of State referred three cases concerning asylum seekers who claim to have been persecuted on account of their sexual orientation to the Court of Justice for a preliminary rulin
On March 20, the
Judicial Division of the Netherlands
Council of State referred three cases concerning asylum seekers who claim to have been persecuted
on account of their sexual orientation to the Court of Justice for a preliminary rulin
on account of their sexual orientation to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling.
The recent response of the CJEU to the Slovakian and Hungarian challenge (C - 643 and C - 647 / 15, the migrant quotas verdict) to the
Council decision
on the relocation of migrants from Italy and Greece (the relocation decision) seems to establish that the principle of solidarity between Member States in the area of EU immigration policy can be a source of EU obligations susceptible to
judicial enforcement.
As to the first issue, the ECJ agreed with the EP that, contrary to what the
Council claimed, the decision could not be based
on Article 82 (1)(d) TFEU (
judicial cooperation), as none of the provisions of the agreement envisages a facilitation of
judicial cooperation.
The
Council also evaluates state judges and
judicial candidates in order to promote the election and appointment of qualified candidates and to give sitting judges constructive feedback
on their performance.
By James Cooper www.selfreplawyer.ca In the decade since the Canadian
Judicial Council published its Statement of Principles
on Self - Represented Litigants and Accused Persons, there has been a developing body of case law across Ontario that recognizes the obligation of trial judges to sensitize themselves to the unique needs of litigants who represent themselves at court.
Citing the Canadian
Judicial Council's «Statement of Principles
on Self - Represented Litigants and Accused Persons», the Court went
on to make a ruling that included an explanation of law and in particular procedure and limitations.
Indeed, the Canadian
Judicial Council's Statement of Principles
on Self - Represented Persons and Accused Persons (September 2006)(Statement of Principles) explicitly states that judges should modify procedure for self - represented persons, and in particular:
Citing the Canadian
Judicial Council's «Statement of Principles
on Self - Represented Litigants and Accused Persons», the Court went
on to make a ruling that included an explanation -LSB-...]
They have sat
on bodies such as the
Council of the Inns of Court, and have acted in the high - profile recent
judicial review challenges relating to the Bar Standards Board, QASA, and the Legal Ombudsman (Office for Legal Complaints).
In addition to his litigation practice, Richard has also served as the Executive Director and counsel to the
Council on Probate
Judicial Conduct, which investigates and adjudicates formal complaints of ethical misconduct against the elected Probate Judges in Connecticut.
The Canadian
Judicial Council has released a report
on reforms undertaken across Canada to make it easier and more affordable for Canadians to seek justice in the courts.
The Canadian
Judicial Council said today it would be conducting a public inquiry into Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas, shining an even - brighter spotlight
on the debate over the appropriate conduct of judges in their private lives.