Sentences with phrase «judicial practice for»

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So the Supreme Court, when it practices judicial activism, undercuts democratic participation not only by substituting its own assertoric judgment for democratic deliberation, or by ignoring the plain letter of the constitution in favor of its own political inclinations, but also by understanding itself as a council of philosopher kings (versus really good lawyers) prudentially adjusting the fundamental nature of American democracy to fit the ever changing historical horizon that provides the context for its expression.

For like the practice of slavery, and like the Jim Crow laws of the not - so - distant past, the abortion issue raises the most fundamental questions of justice — questions that can not be avoided, and that can not be be resolved by judicial fiat.

The American democratic procedures that have shaped the practice of Presbyterian polity were developed for ongoing legislative and judicial bodies, not for a one - week - and - done meeting of persons unfamiliar with both the matters at hand and each other.

But in keeping with Eugene V. Rostow's characterization of the contemporary Supreme Court as a «vital national seminar,» it is worth noting that the original charge to the Court was only that it render an aye or a nay.44 It quickly began handing down written opinions also, however, and under Marshall began the practice of trying for a single majority opinion, which gave «judicial pronouncements a forceful unity they had formerly lacked.

This profound change from our previous order of government is often hidden by political and judicial rhetoric that gives honor to and even cites the written Constitution; yet, in contemporary theory and in practice, the document is really an authoritative occasion for, rather than a norm of, judicial interpretation.

Last month, for the first time, a state judge added the imprimatur of a judicial ruling to the chorus of voices clamoring for bail reform in New York, lending momentum to those who want to abolish the practice.

Siano is an attorney in private practice, a former assistant corporation counsel at the city Administration for Children's Services, court attorney, and an unsuccessful judicial candidate.

«The suggestion that there were others in the security services involved in unacceptable practices makes the need for a full judicial inquiry irrefutable.»

their practices as judicial officers have to withstand the scrutiny from the public; By law, they have to show us their real identities; they can't hide their real identities from us for ever;

What is lacking in our electoral system is a strict adherence to global best practice in terms of voter education, sanctity of the ballot, a seamless collation of votes and a fast judicial process for those seeking redress.

More recently, she helped create the Judicial Crisis Network, a nonprofit that advocates for judicial candidates who practice judicial reJudicial Crisis Network, a nonprofit that advocates for judicial candidates who practice judicial rejudicial candidates who practice judicial rejudicial restraint.

Linda Murray, Candidate for NYS Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District (Republican, Independence, Conservative) During the past 20 years I have served as a Queens County Prosecutor, Trial Attorney, Municipal Attorney, and attorney in private practice.

Referencing other articles, CREW sees the potential for cronyism in the selection of a judicial screening panel and the hiring practices of Empire State Development Corp..

She clerked for Hon. L. Casey Manning in South Carolina's Fifth Judicial Circuit before joining the private bar, practicing labor and employment law.

PLC's, attendance rewards, 85 % attendance rule, supportive judicial system, and supportive school board are some of the entities for building our best practices.

Such an action may be brought in any judicial district in the State in which the unlawful employment practice is alleged to have been committed, in the judicial district in which the employment records relevant to such practice are maintained and administered, or in the judicial district in which the plaintiff would have worked but for the alleged unlawful employment practice, but if the respondent is not found within any such district, such an action may be brought within the judicial district in which the respondent has his principal office.

(c) As to transactions entered into after May 20, 1996, a creditor shall have no liability under this chapter for any act or practice done or omitted in conformity with any (i) regulation of the administrator, or (ii) any rule, regulation, interpretation, or approval of any applicable Alabama or federal agency or any opinion of the Attorney General, notwithstanding that after such act or omission has occurred, the regulation, rule, interpretation, opinion, or approval is amended, rescinded, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason; provided, however, that any interpretation or opinion issued after May 20, 1996, shall not have any effect on any litigation pending on May 20, 1996, nor shall any interpretation or opinion issued after May 20, 1996, have any effect on litigation if issued subsequent to filing of the litigation.

Those of us who practice within the federal courts» first judicial circuit have long had a crapulous craving for the tenebrous pearls of linguistic perlustration emanating over the years from the opinions of now - senior 1st Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya.

This course would pave a way for potential judges to learn judge craft before making any judicial application, ensuring a consistently high standard of judicial practice from applicants of all backgrounds.

To foster greater access to the judicial process, this project will create a laboratory in a Boston courtroom to help establish best practices for digital coverage that can be replicated and adopted throughout the nation.

This underlying narrative is reflected in the structure of the book, which begins with the most basic of questions about the nature of judicial review (described as the keys to understanding what the court is doing), before moving on to parameters of judicial review (further dominant themes shaping the law and practice) and grounds for judicial review (public law wrongs justifying the court's intervention).

The changes proposed in the Immigration Bill and the changes due to be implemented as a result of the Transforming Legal Aid exercise may well be the final straw for many immigration firms, whose post-LASPO business plans had been built, in part, around the continuation of their judicial review practice.

Indeed, the Northern District of California recently issued a rule mandating the disclosure of TPLF in all class and representative actions, providing an important precedent for making the practice more transparent in that particular judicial district.

This creates more flexibility for newer attorneys changing practice areas or roles within their organizations, coming off a judicial clerkship, or the like.

In my view, agreements for the sale of land include an implied term that the purchaser will receive a «good and marketable title in fee simple» based on both conveyancing practice (custom) and as a «legal incident» of such contracts — that is by implication of law based on the judicial authorities cited herein (see para. 50).

For example, a casual perusal of the online legal research service Westlaw reveals that «mumbo jumbo» appears at least 251 times in judicial opinions.8 «Jibber - jabber» shows up just seven times (although surprisingly used by parties, rather than in statements from the court), while the more prosaic «gobbledygook» has 126 hits in the legal database.9 Believed to have been coined in 1944 by U.S. Rep. Maury Maverick of Texas, «gobbledygook» has been used by everyone from political figures referring to bureaucratic doublespeak (for example, President Ronald Reagan's stinging 1985 indictment of tax law revisions as «cluttered with gobbledygook and loopholes designed for those with the power and influence to have high - priced legal and tax advisers») to judges decrying the indecipherable arguments and pleadings of the lawyers practicing before thFor example, a casual perusal of the online legal research service Westlaw reveals that «mumbo jumbo» appears at least 251 times in judicial opinions.8 «Jibber - jabber» shows up just seven times (although surprisingly used by parties, rather than in statements from the court), while the more prosaic «gobbledygook» has 126 hits in the legal database.9 Believed to have been coined in 1944 by U.S. Rep. Maury Maverick of Texas, «gobbledygook» has been used by everyone from political figures referring to bureaucratic doublespeak (for example, President Ronald Reagan's stinging 1985 indictment of tax law revisions as «cluttered with gobbledygook and loopholes designed for those with the power and influence to have high - priced legal and tax advisers») to judges decrying the indecipherable arguments and pleadings of the lawyers practicing before thfor example, President Ronald Reagan's stinging 1985 indictment of tax law revisions as «cluttered with gobbledygook and loopholes designed for those with the power and influence to have high - priced legal and tax advisers») to judges decrying the indecipherable arguments and pleadings of the lawyers practicing before thfor those with the power and influence to have high - priced legal and tax advisers») to judges decrying the indecipherable arguments and pleadings of the lawyers practicing before them.

Moderator, Judicial Panel on Practice Pointers and Advice for Young Lawyers at the YLD Federal Bar Association's Federal Practice Seminar (2015)

Before going into private practice, Lauren was a federal judicial law clerk intern for the Honorable Caryl E. Delano.

He practiced law for 27 years as an appellate judicial law clerk, assistant prosecuting attorney, and as an attorney in boutique, midsize, and large law firms.

As you can see, social media and social media content raise serious issues for the judiciary, with regards to independence, integrity and ethical standards, admissibility of evidence, the availability of ex parte information, the extent of judicial notice, practice rules, the right to a fair trial and juror conduct.

As a practicing lawyer for over twenty years, I am constantly reminded of the benefits of judicial and quasi-judicial avenues to determine citizens» legal rights.

However, the number of senior women lawyers in private practice is increasing so slowly that it will be a long time to wait for greater female judicial representation if appointments stay locked below the percentage of women in the practice of law.

«I am pleased to announce the nomination of Mr. Justice Nadon, whose extraordinary body of legal work — as a longtime judge on both the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal; judicial member of the Competition Tribunal; expert in maritime and transportation law with almost 20 years as a practicing member of the Barreau du Québec; arbitrator; teacher; and author — makes him an ideal candidate for the Supreme Court of Canada.»

However, ways must be found to support women to stay in private practice longer so that sufficient senior women are eligible for judicial appointments.

The firm's areas of practice include: advising the multinational and multi-jurisdictional employer; Industrial Relations Board proceedings; collective agreements and bargaining; compensation and benefits plans; construction labour relations; employee relations; executive employment agreements and compensation; grievance arbitration; human rights and accommodation; injunctive court proceedings and judicial review; interest arbitration; Labour Relations Board proceedings; management training; mediation and alternative dispute resolution; occupational health and safety; outsourcing; pay equity; privacy; responding to union organizing and applications for certification sale or closure; strike or lock - out preparation and business continuity planning; workplace investigations; workplace safety and insurance; wrongful and constructive dismissal litigation.

For lawyers, it's not only a big challenge, it is an achievement and you ought to be proud of yourselves in your practitioner career to beat these difficulties, but it's helpful to perfect the legal system and judicial practice during such experience, while dealing with the cross-border family cases.

The Court of Appeal stated that «it is not the role of the court to weed out cases on this basis and it is a risky practice for a judge to second - guess counsel on strategy in the name of judicial economy.»

Many cases represented by Yaoquan were published as guiding cases for national judicial practice on some of the most authoritative journals in China, including Gazette of the Supreme People's Court and the Guidance of the Supreme People's Court for Civil and Commercial Trials ．

For sure, you can access labour codes and regulations on CanLII, as well as the latest judicial decisions addressing wrongful dismissal, but other sources are fundamental to the practice of labour lawyers.

Prior to starting her graduate work, Amy received her J.D. from the University of Toronto Law School, served as a judicial law clerk at the Court of Appeal for Ontario and practiced at a Toronto litigation boutique.

Here I'm struck by the contrast between the accounts of the prevalence of «whacking» and the judicial response to it (e.g. that it is common and the courts / crowns rarely intervene) and accounts that I hear from practicing crowns (e.g. that it is uncommon and, when it occurs, the court's response vigorously and, further, that the court, crown and police are uncommonly solicitous to complainants in sexual assault cases — a claim that the Ghomeshi cases seems to confirm given the seemingly well - founded criticism of the police in that case for failing to adequately probe the complainant's allegations, meaning that inconsistencies in their statements were discovered on cross-examination by the defense, fatally undermining their credibility).

Eight advisory opinions were issued, and the staff authored three ethics guides on the subjects of succession planning for lawyers and law firms, the ethical obligations of lawyers who are changing law firms, and considerations for lawyers who are leaving the practice of law to take judicial office.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Stephenson practiced as a prosecutor here in Pensacola for the Office of State Attorney, 1st Judicial Circuit, where he tried approximately fifteen jury trials and five judge trials in one year.

The judicial practice concerned withforeign - related divorce is different from domestic divorces, which bring manyconfusions for the case parties in jurisdiction, filing cases, as well asnotarization and authentication.

The Office of Judicial Services, part of the division, was honored for assisting OJMA in developing and distributing a statewide online survey on jury policies and practices.

Kluft's practice also includes substantial appellate work, and he has successfully argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Dave is a contributing author to the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Appellate Practice series, for which he writes chapters on Further Appellate Review to the Supreme Judicial Court and Petitions for Rehearing before the Appeals Court.

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.

Mr. London served as a law clerk for the Third Judicial Circuit, State of Tennessee (1972 — 1974), a Captain in the United States Air Force, Judge Advocate Department (1974 — 1978), Assistant Professor of Business Law at Allen Hancock College in Santa Barbara, California (1976 — 1978), and has been in the private practice of law since 1979.

Her practice is of an advisory, regulatory litigious nature and has included judicial review, actions for damages before UK courts, the superior courts of Ireland, specialized tribunals, the European Court of Justice and General Court in cases concerning a wide range internal market issues, ranging from public procurement to goods and services, energy, agriculture competition and social and employment law.