Sentences with phrase «case coming before any judge»

If this precedent is upheld by the Supreme Court, then they will be opening a Pandora's Box which will allow the KBA to inject itself in to every case coming before any judge.
But remember, when your case comes before the Judge, your entire driving history is in front of him on his computer screen and it may impact his decision.

Not exact matches

While I was waiting for my case to go before the judge, a friend of the family, a Salvation Army officer, came to see me.
And while judges may not inject their personal or sectarian values into cases that come before them, they are free to advocate policies in terms that may resonate with other citizens.
Professor Valiant: As a lower - court judge, Senator, I would apply all governing Supreme Court precedents in cases that come before me.
This, according to them was because «the issue that came before the Supreme Court was simply constitutional interpretation so for (with all respect) the learned judge (Justice Jones Dotse) to go beyond the constitutional interpretation and then decide that the applicant had no contract with the government and therefore the applicant had no case and that the applicant had formed an alliance to create, loot and share was beyond what was before the business of the Supreme Court.»
What they're accusing him of is referring business that is going to come before him, almost like a judge who would pick the lawyers who are going to be in the case.
This is perfectly understandable to me within the general context of the investigation in which the allegation had arisen, and considering that I have lately come to also realize that two of my colleagues in chambers had been involved as defence counsel in two cases before the subject judge amongst twelve cases in all they have ever done at the Industrial Court since inception.
Because this issue has come before senior courts in other jurisdictions, Irish judges may consider the settled case law elsewhere to ascertain how best to resolve a dispute over the fate of stored embryos here.
«The provision of the care that someone like X needs should not be dependent upon judicial involvement, nor should someone like X be privileged just because her case comes before a very senior judge,» he said, in In the matter of X (a child)(No 4)[2017] EWHC 2084 Fam.
According to a 2014 survey by George Mason University, 93 % of federal judges were not aware of litigation funding being used in cases coming before them.
This case is of significance because it came before a senior judge, the Sheriff Principal, who took the view that an award of # 2250 was appropriate for pain and suffering last between June 2004 and January the next year.
The big problem here, writes Woolner, is that «Too many business cases get decided, not on the merits, but because judges own shares in companies that come before their courts.»
The Judge or Justice of the Peace will make one of two decisions: either you will be released on bail subject to certain conditions, or you will remain in custody until your case comes before the Court.
Leave to appeal was given by the deputy district judge who made order (3), and so the case came before the family division.
So in Fowler the circuit judge (hearing the case before Stack came before the House of Lords) had been wrong to determine the parties» intentions by concentrating on financial contributions.
In the test case that came before the Supreme Court in 2010, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Court held that it was constitutional to prohibit a group of humanitarian legal professionals (including a retired U.S. judge) «from engaging in certain specified activities, including training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully; teaching PKK members to petition the United Nations and other representative bodies for relief; and engaging in political advocacy on behalf of Kurds living in Turkey and Tamils living in Sri Lanka.»
Additional efforts, including a hearing on the impeachment of a particular judge for her decision in a ballot - item case, are set to come before the House in the coming weeks.
If you are unable to come to an agreement, then the case will go before a judge to be decided.
Furthermore, one can not but rejoice at the thought that, universal jurisdiction being nowadays acknowledged in the case of international crimes, a person suspected of such offences may finally be brought before an international judicial body for a dispassionate consideration of his indictment by impartial, independent and disinterested judges coming, as it happens here, from all continents of the world.
Our law firm has no peer when it comes to in - depth investigation, thorough case preparation, negotiations with opposing counsel and persuasive presentations before judge and jury.
Given the majority's emphasis on the «integrity and business efficacy of the tendering process» in its decision, it's interesting to speculate how these 5 judges would rule on the public policy issue should a similar case come back before the Court.
If the judge so desires, the account also may reflect who the judge is as a person, as well as a judge, so long that the judge is careful not to implicitly or explicitly convey the judge's opinions on pending or impending cases, political matters, or controversial or contested issues that may come before the courts.
Adjournment: When a judge «adjourns» a case, the judge is setting another future date for the parties to come before the judge again.
According to CRARR's Executive Director Fo Niemi, «this case also illustrates the need for administrative tribunals to have more judges who come from different racial, linguistic and other diverse backgrounds and trained on anti-discrimination so that everyone is equal before and under the law.»
The plaintiffs challenged eight restrictions on judicial conduct: 1) the prohibition on judicial candidates campaigning as a member of a political organization, 2) the prohibition on judicial candidates making speeches for or against political organizations or candidates, 3) the ban on judicial candidates making contributions to political causes or candidates, 4) the prohibition on judicial candidates from publicly endorsing or opposing candidates for public office, 5) the prohibition on judges from acting as a leader or holding office in a policitical organization, 6) the prohibition on judicial candidates knowingly or recklessly making false statements during campaigns, 7) the ban on judicial candidates making misleading statements, and 8) the prohibition on candidates making pledges, promises, or committments in connection with cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court.
Thomson's very first case came before him the morning after the day he was sworn in as a judge.
Before the jury verdict came down, Judge Koh (in a preliminary injunction ruling last year) and many observers (including me) thought that Apple had a stronger case with its tablet design patent, while the smartphone design patent case looked like a closer call.
Because of the competing rights and interests at play when there are documents from a civil proceeding that may be used to impeach a party in another proceeding, the motions judge in the case came down heavily in favour of the need for an anticipatory motion for directions to be brought before the party seeking to use the documents actually uses them.
(B) A judge shall not, in connection with cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court, make pledges, promises, or commitments that are inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of judicial office.
* When a case about giant inflatable cats and rats comes before Judge Easterbrook, he rises to the occasion.
The O'Brien case will come before a panel of Ninth Circuit judges for consideration of his appeal at a yet - unscheduled date.
[103] For instance, the public may view a judge that is involved with fundraising efforts for Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada as having a pre-disposition on the issue of impaired driving, an issue which may come before the judge in a variety of cases.
Meanwhile, the judges Howe came before were all white, as were the three Crown attorneys who dealt with his case.
Many lawyers and judges appear to take the position that electronic technology in the litigation process is best suited for the large document cases which usually come before the court in large urban areas and are handled by lawyers from large legal firms with IT departments.
I've seen what happens to many of these people in court, when they stand up and try to explain to the judge how they are «Mennonites» who can't be found guilty under the Constitution because it's a violation of their rights dating back centuries before America existed, or when they challenge the judge's right to preside over their case because of some arcane law, or that red light cameras are unconstitutional because they do not get to confront their accusers, again, I cringe, because I know what's coming.
Where similar later cases come before the courts, then we adopt the reasoning of the previous judge to the extent that it is appropriate to the new case at hand.
When the case comes to trial, it is the barrister who will represent you in court, speak on your behalf and argue your case before the judge.
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