After reviewing all of the information and considering relating circumstances in hearings last week, a hearing committee of the Canadian
Judicial Council stated in an oral ruling that Quebec Justice Michel Déziel should not be removed.
The real issue in this decision was what the appropriate sanction should be, especially since the Ontario
Judicial Council stated in their 2002 decision of Re Baldwin,
An amended notice of allegations from
the judicial council states Déziel has denied the allegations made by Cloutier.
Not exact matches
After all, this
state of affairs was built into the rationale for same - sex marriage when it was installed by the Supreme
Judicial Council of Massachusetts back in 2003.
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.
Meanwhile, in order to expedite investigations into the alleged
stated misconduct by the High Court Judges, the Chief Justice in accordance with a decision of the
Judicial Council has constituted a second Committee to investigate the matter against three of the Judges in line with article 146 (4).
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.
Plans for two new
state - funded Catholic schools with discriminatory admissions policies have cleared a further hurdle today, after Mr Justice Sales in the High Court dismissed a
judicial review of Richmond - upon - Thames
council's decision to approve them.
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.
He also said he has petitioned the National
Judicial Council, NJC over the conduct of the Chief Judge of Rivers
state, Justice Iyaye Lamikanra whom he accused of bias.
«I have also petitioned the National
Judicial Council, NJC over the conduct of the trial judge, Who doubles as the, Chief Judge of the
state for her obvious bias against me stemming from her utterances in the open court.
The NYC Board of Elections acknowledges that the Bronx Democratic party organization filed petition volumes for its slate of
Council candidates incumbents Rafael Salamanca, Vanessa Gibson, Fernando Cabrera, Andy Cohen and Andy King as well as Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and
State Sen. Rubén Diaz Sr.,
judicial delegates, and civil court candidate, Fidel Gomez.
«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.
A human rights group, Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has said the National
Judicial Council must explain to Nigerians what it knows about the alleged attempt by a former Governor of Rivers
State, Rotimi Amaechi, to induce the embattled Justice John Okoro.
The judges will be appointed by the Chief Justice in consultation with the
Judicial Council, whereas the two ordinary citizens will also be appointed by the Chief Justice, in consultation with the
Council of
State.
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.
An Akure based legal Practitioner and right activist, Femi Emmanuel - Emodamori has given Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, and the National
Judicial Council, NJC, seven days ultimatum to remove the Ondo
state Acting Chief Judge, Justice Temitayo Osoba from office.
Meanwhile, Mr Kofi Kyere, who is a High Court Registrar has also been dismissed without benefits by the
Judicial Council for
stated misbehaviour under Article 151 (1) of the 1992 Constitution according to the statement.
The National
Judicial Council has recommended for the compulsory retirement of Justice Michael Goji of the High Court of Adamawa
State for refusing to...
«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.
Composition of
Judicial Council and its ability to adopt rules of judicial conduct governing all stat
Judicial Council and its ability to adopt rules of
judicial conduct governing all stat
judicial conduct governing all
state judges
The National
Judicial Council, NJC, has ordered Justices Ugbo Ononogbo of Abia
State and Nasir Gunmi of Zamfara
State High Court to vacate their offices with...
Copied in the petition were the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Director - General,
State Security Service, the Chairman, National
Judicial Council, and the Chairman, Federal
Judicial Service Commission among others.
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.
Kettner may have violated New York
State Judicial Ethics by making a $ 500 contribution to the campaign of New Rochelle City
Council Member Barry Fertel this past April.
In the charges, Justice Yunusa, who has been suspended by the National
Judicial Council, was accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice, contrary to Section 97 (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, No. 11, 2011.
Organized by the
Judicial Council and Administrative Office of the California Courts, in partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation and the California State PTA, the National 1st Amendment Cartoon contest seeks to increase student understanding of the Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution, as well as to help educate youth about the role of the judicial branch and their role as future
Judicial Council and Administrative Office of the California Courts, in partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation and the California
State PTA, the National 1st Amendment Cartoon contest seeks to increase student understanding of the Bill of Rights and the United
States Constitution, as well as to help educate youth about the role of the
judicial branch and their role as future
judicial branch and their role as future jurors.
The Canadian
Judicial Council has published material on this, as have the federal and
state courts in the...
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 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.
After reading this TalkLeft post about Sarah Palin's one Alaska Supreme Court appointment, I dug into the site of the Alaska
Judicial Council and identified Palin's 10 appointments to the
state's trial court bench.
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.
the measures did not involve any breach of the
Council's obligation to
state reasons, nor of Rosneft's right of access to the file, rights of defence or right to effective
judicial protection, nor any misuse of power, or breach of the principle of proportionality;
Search from more than 5,000 up - to - date and fully editable
state, county, and local forms, including all California
Judicial Council and county court forms.
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:
In addition to her legal practice, Katie has been an active volunteer and has served as a member of the Washington
State Bar Association Board of Governors and chair of the Washington Commission on
Judicial Conduct, and is presently a member of the
Council of the American Law Institute.
Judge Peck is co-chair of the S.D.N.Y. - E.D.N.Y. Local Rules Committee, and a member of the Second Circuit Federal -
State Judicial Council.
In parallel, the
judicial commission of the
States Council also submitted a «postulat» in March 2016 requesting the Federal
Council to elaborate a report on the issue of the privilege for in - house lawyers and to come up with solutions, for instance, in the framework of the future revision of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code or the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code.
This seventh and final installment looks at efforts to change
state constitutional grants of rulemaking authority to courts of last resort, typically called the «supreme court», or
judicial councils.
The Canadian
Judicial Council has published material on this, as have the federal and
state courts in the US.
The Canadian
Judicial Council panel's ruling released Aug. 20,
states that questioning by the committee's counsel, George Macintosh, of witnesses Michael Sinclair, former managing partner of Douglas» former law firm, and of her husband Jack King, «created a reasonable apprehension of bias on part of members of the committee.»
The Ontario
Judicial Council has developed criteria for continuation in office and standards of conduct «Principles of
Judicial Office,» which
states,
Continue reading Efforts to change
state constitutions to remove / alter
Judicial Council or Supreme Court rulemaking authority — Part 5
As Principle 3.2 of the Ontario
Judicial Council's «Principles of
Judicial Office «
states judges «must not participate in any partisan political activity.»
Specifically, California Constitution Article VI, § 6 (d), which provides the authority of the
Judicial Council to promulgate the Rules of Court, states that the «council shall... adopt rules for court administration, practice and procedure, and perform other functions prescribed by s
Council to promulgate the Rules of Court,
states that the «
council shall... adopt rules for court administration, practice and procedure, and perform other functions prescribed by s
council shall... adopt rules for court administration, practice and procedure, and perform other functions prescribed by statute.
Efforts to change
state constitutions to remove / alter
Judicial Council or Supreme Court rulemaking authority — New Hampshire
Efforts to change
state constitutions to remove / alter
Judicial Council or Supreme Court rulemaking authority — Pennsylvania
Only a handful of
states (9) give the legislature or legislative leaders the power to name members to the
judicial disciplinary commission; a tenth (Oklahoma) lets the legislature pick 2 out of 3 members of a body that conducts preliminary investigations only (Council on Judicial Comp
judicial disciplinary commission; a tenth (Oklahoma) lets the legislature pick 2 out of 3 members of a body that conducts preliminary investigations only (
Council on
Judicial Comp
Judicial Complaints).
While the government of Morocco
stated its aim of creating the
council was to improve
judicial independence, its effect on
judicial independence was not clear by the end of the year.