It is not appropriate for a single
judge of the court below to engage in matters of practice and procedure in what I call judicial individualism.
Not exact matches
He insisted he would only refer the case to the
court of appeal if «he believes that it falls significantly
below what any
judge could reasonably have passed», and stressed his actions so far did not imply any criticism
of the sentencing
judge.
The governor entered the
Court of Appeals through the same door as its
judges, sitting beside the robed jurists as he gazed down upon the state's attorney general, comptroller and prosecutors in the pews
below.
As your will read later
below, scientific consensus is just as important as being
judged by a jury
of your peers in a
court of law.
The underlying issue for an appeal is simple: the appellate
court (AC), ie Court of Appeal; a High Court judge; a circuit judge etc) may only allow an appeal if it considers the decision below was «wrong» (r 52.11 (3)-RRB-: wrong in law, wrong on the facts or because the judge exercised his discretion wrongly («plainly wrong»: Piglowska v Piglowski [1999] 1 WLR 1360, [1999] 2 FLR 763); or unjust because of a procedural irregula
court (AC), ie
Court of Appeal; a High Court judge; a circuit judge etc) may only allow an appeal if it considers the decision below was «wrong» (r 52.11 (3)-RRB-: wrong in law, wrong on the facts or because the judge exercised his discretion wrongly («plainly wrong»: Piglowska v Piglowski [1999] 1 WLR 1360, [1999] 2 FLR 763); or unjust because of a procedural irregula
Court of Appeal; a High
Court judge; a circuit judge etc) may only allow an appeal if it considers the decision below was «wrong» (r 52.11 (3)-RRB-: wrong in law, wrong on the facts or because the judge exercised his discretion wrongly («plainly wrong»: Piglowska v Piglowski [1999] 1 WLR 1360, [1999] 2 FLR 763); or unjust because of a procedural irregula
Court judge; a circuit
judge etc) may only allow an appeal if it considers the decision
below was «wrong» (r 52.11 (3)-RRB-: wrong in law, wrong on the facts or because the
judge exercised his discretion wrongly («plainly wrong»: Piglowska v Piglowski [1999] 1 WLR 1360, [1999] 2 FLR 763); or unjust because
of a procedural irregularity.
(school exclusion, fights and serious injury; bullying
of assailant; Governors reinstated excluded child; victim (the bully) sought JR
of that decision; Governors capitulated; excluded child arguing that in its discretion
court should not order a re-hearing by Governors as alternative remedy and hardship to him as a third party; absence
of reasons
of Judge below).
On Final Appeal In front
of the Supreme
Court of South Carolina, the plaintiff made essentially the same arguments as below and convinced the court that the trial judge was proper in increasing the amount of the damages a
Court of South Carolina, the plaintiff made essentially the same arguments as
below and convinced the
court that the trial judge was proper in increasing the amount of the damages a
court that the trial
judge was proper in increasing the amount
of the damages award.
In a decision important to high - dollar white - collar prosecutions, the 2nd U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals bolstered the broad discretion
of trial
judges to issue sentences far
below, or far above, sentencing guidelines.
I can offer only anecdotal evidence in response to your suggestion that the idea that many district
court judges feel that the Guidelines are too harsh is «silly,» but the district
court judge for whom I clerk definitely feels that way and has imposed many
below - Guidelines sentences since Booker (relatively few
of which have been appealed by the government).
Lord Justice Wilson rejected these arguments: the
judge «was bound to interfere» with the order
below; and the way in which he did so «could not reasonably be challenged in [the
Court of Appeal]».
As the
court of appeal tried to explain, «although the
judge below fell into error, it does not affect what was in fact a just and proportionate sentence».
The error by the lower
court: The Court of Appeal decided that the judge below made errors when she set aside the order of the inquiry commi
court: The
Court of Appeal decided that the judge below made errors when she set aside the order of the inquiry commi
Court of Appeal decided that the
judge below made errors when she set aside the order
of the inquiry committee.
Cases
of Gregoire & Kumar (ONCA, 2008) referred to
below in H.L., [2009] O.J. No. 3572 (SCJ, Hill J): Analysis 25 On the appeal, without the benefit
of the June 20 and June 27, 2008 transcripts, the
court raised with the parties the propriety
of the pre-trial justice presiding as the sentencing trial
judge.
Listed
below are links to weblogs that reference Developing a SCOTUS short list
of district
court judges:
There are two neutral citation sources for first instance family judgments
below the Supreme
Court and Court of Appeal (each of which report their own family cases): judgements of Family Division judges (EWHC (Fam)-RRB- and of other family court cases (E
Court and
Court of Appeal (each of which report their own family cases): judgements of Family Division judges (EWHC (Fam)-RRB- and of other family court cases (E
Court of Appeal (each
of which report their own family cases): judgements
of Family Division
judges (EWHC (Fam)-RRB- and
of other family
court cases (E
court cases (EWFC).
First, it addresses questions concerning the jurisdiction
of this
Court and the
courts below in relation to the disciplinary procedure for provincially appointed judges put in place by the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.Q., c. T - 16 («C.J.A.&ra
courts below in relation to the disciplinary procedure for provincially appointed
judges put in place by the
Courts of Justice Act, R.S.Q., c. T - 16 («C.J.A.&ra
Courts of Justice Act, R.S.Q., c. T - 16 («C.J.A.»).
We can welcome the brave new world
of child support magistrates»
court appeals in the county
court (I know
of two circuit
judges who, to my knowledge, have experience
of one child support case each; and on the same point they made different decisions — which is relevant, as will be seen
below).
The salary
of a high
court judge is miles
below the taxable earnings
of a top commercial QC.
During recent training District
Judge Pates from Crewe County
Court has provided
judges with a useful self calculating version
of Precedent H and a self - calculating excel sheet to record agreed and approved budget phases during hearings (copies
of both are attached
below).
The role
of the Lord Chancellor in appointing
judges below the High
Court will be transferred to the Lord Chief Justice.
Attorneys admitted by the
Court of Appeals (and federal
judges and clerks — see the Answer to the Question «Who is eligible to apply...»
below) may separately apply for admission to the Bar Association.
Importance: In concluding that the
court below had in personam jurisdiction over Google, Justice Groberman agreed with the chambers
judge's conclusion that the active process
of obtaining data that resides in the province or is the property
of individuals in British Columbia was a key part
of Google's business.
This later patent (No. 5,946,647 shown
below) has just now been returned to the Samsung litigation based upon an order by the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which in an opinion last Friday (April 25, 2014) revived the patent by affirming a claim construction by
Judge Richard A. Posner from a different case by Apple against Motorola —
Judge Posner's claim construction contrasted with that
of Judge Luch Koh in the Samsung litigation.
The
Court of Appeal dismisses the appeal; finding the Trial
Judge below did not speculate as to the cause
of the fall, the Trial
Judge did not misinterpret Sinow, and that both his findings
of credibility and fact were well supported by the evidence.
(Note: The
Court of Appeal referred to this payment as the «deposit», to signify that the word as used by the Trial
Judge below was a misnomer (see at para. 6)-RRB-.
The North Carolina
courts continue to be receptive to alienation
of affections cases (see link
below), with a Pitt County
judge awarding $ 5.9 million to a jilted wife.
The Chambers
Judge below notes J.E. sought to have the cause
of his cognitive issues confirmed through civil proceedings; concludes as follows on the point: ``... this
Court will never have jurisdiction in the context
of this litigation to examine the various diagnoses and pronounce on the cause
of Mr. JE's cognitive difficulties» (2015 ABQB 460 at para. 75)(quoted at para. 8 herein).
Other proposals include: appointing an independent layperson, instead
of a
judge, to head the selection panels for the lord chief justice and the president
of the Supreme
Court; transferring the lord chancellor's judicial appointment powers
below either the High
Court or the
Court of Appeal to the lord chief justice; and restricting judicial appointment commission involvement in selecting judicial office holders who do not require a legal qualification.
However, the
court went on to say it was «something
of a reproach to the lawyers involved that neither party reminded either
judge below»
of the decision
of the House
of Lords in Caparo which is now the key authority.
Buxton LJ agreed, as did Sir Igor
Judge, after paying tribute to counsel in the court below, that the application to the judge was «entirely justified» and referred to the judge's conduct of the hearing itself as evidence that he «had become too personally involved in the decision he was being asked to make to guarantee the necessary judicial objectivity required in the trustee proceedings&ra
Judge, after paying tribute to counsel in the
court below, that the application to the
judge was «entirely justified» and referred to the judge's conduct of the hearing itself as evidence that he «had become too personally involved in the decision he was being asked to make to guarantee the necessary judicial objectivity required in the trustee proceedings&ra
judge was «entirely justified» and referred to the
judge's conduct of the hearing itself as evidence that he «had become too personally involved in the decision he was being asked to make to guarantee the necessary judicial objectivity required in the trustee proceedings&ra
judge's conduct
of the hearing itself as evidence that he «had become too personally involved in the decision he was being asked to make to guarantee the necessary judicial objectivity required in the trustee proceedings».
The appellants also argue, as they did
below, that the motion
judge had no jurisdiction to bifurcate liability and damages, relying on Bondy - Raphael v. Potrebic and r. 6.1.01, which together provide that consent is required before a
court can order separate hearings on issues
of liability and damages.
You have the right to opt - out
of this Agreement to Arbitrate (as explained
below), which means that you would retain your right to litigate your disputes in a
court, either before a
judge or jury.