Sentences with phrase «of judicial practice»

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.

The History of Courts and Procedure in Medieval Canon Law edited by wilfried hartmann and kenneth pennington catholic university of america, 512 pages, $ 75 In this lively and detailed collection of articles concerning the development of judicial practice during the Middle Ages, the reader is....

(To be an IJ, you need 7 years» post-admission attorney experience — though there is no specific minimum, substantial litigation, conducting administrative hearings and knowledge of judicial practices / procedures are quality ranking factors.

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We can assume that all the Justices sitting on the Court today, like other humans, have their own preferences and biases about religion, but the judicial opinions of one of them, Justice John Paul Stevens, raise more than a slight suspicion that some of his actions on the bench stem from animosity, if not to animal sacrifice, at least to certain less exotic religious beliefs and practices.

And yet the very practices of a democratic state, including such governmental business as legislative sessions and judicial proceedings, can not be carried out effectively if there are no restraints on the rights of people to disrupt them.

And second — and consequently — in practice the interpretation and application of the law become a function of whatever happens to suit the tastes of those who determine cultural values and wield judicial power.

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.

They make this plain in their not uncommon joining of the issue between Yahweh and Israel in terms unmistakably drawn from current Israelite judicial practice (cf. Amos 3:1; Hos.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent legislation, executive policy, and judicial expansion mobilized the power of the state to effectively crush racist practices, especially in the South.

It does this in part by setting the issue between Yahweh and Israel in terms of current judicial practice (cf., e.g., Amos 3:1; Hos.

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.

Louis Fisher surveys the full sweep of U.S. history» from colonial debates about religious liberty to modern judicial, legislative, and executive positions on the status of conscientious objection, compulsory flag salutes, school prayer, Indian religious practices, and the religious use of peyote.

In The Historian and the Believer, 57 Van A. Harvey uses the metaphor of judicial proceedings to illuminate the different relationships between evidence, warrants, and conclusions involved in the «field - encompassing» discipline practiced by the modern scientific historian.

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.

If we (we = persons who have believed in eternal life and are therefore secure in Him forever) sin, become aware of that sin (may have done it intentionally), choose tom ignore that sin and continue to practice it, then we (1) do NOT lose the judicial forgiveness of God that accompanies our salvation but (2) do not experience «family» forgiveness.

Elizabeth Price Foley in her latest book, The Tea Party: Three Principles, argued that the Tea Party has three core principles: limited government; an unapologetic support of US sovereignty; and constitutional originalism (i.e. the judicial philosophy practiced by conservative Supreme Court justices Scalia and Thomas).

Moreover, while moratoria on executions should be welcomed, if they are not accompanied by a change in judicial practice, long - term moratoria result in a large number of people languishing on «death row», a condition which may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

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.

DiPietro, who has her own law practice, is a member of Community Board 5 and the Community Service Society and has served on judicial screening panels.

Standing on the Bronx shoreline in Barretto Point Park, with Rikers Island directly behind him, Massey proposed criminal justice reforms including a «comprehensive review of sentencing guidelines and judicial practices that particularly disadvantage black and hispanic New Yorkers.»

«We encourage you to investigate whether these and other predatory practices are more widespread than previously reported, whether there is a growing trend of property owners using our judicial system to intimidate or extract money or other concessions from tenants, and whether these practices are out of line with the norms and standards of our justice system and tenants» right to due process.»

«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.

Cameron was therefore unable to take a dispassionate view of the affair and instituted a wide - ranging judicial inquiry into «the culture, practices and ethics of the British press» under Lord Justice Leveson.

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.

Stephen Parker used an article in the Telegraph newspaper to argue the probe into the culture, ethics and practice of the press were undermining the judicial process.

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..

Foreign nationals found to be guilty of illegal practices should be deported after judicial process.

I had just finished a one - year judicial clerkship & was beginning my first year of practice with a law firm.

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

«(d) ADMINISTRATION OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAMS - Each United States district court shall designate an employee, or a judicial officer, who is knowledgeable in alternative dispute resolution practices and processes to implement, administer, oversee, and evaluate the court's alternative dispute resolution program.

Before joining DOT, Mr. Bradbury was a litigation partner at Dechert LLP in Washington, D.C., where his practice focused on regulatory enforcement and investigations, rulemaking and judicial review of agency actions, appellate cases, and antitrust matters.

If the Contracting Officer notifies the Contractor in writing that a strike or picketing: (a) is directed at the Contractor or subcontractor or any employee of either; and (b) impedes or threatens to impede access by any person to a DOT facility where the site of the work is located, the Contractor shall take all appropriate action to end such strike or picketing, including, if necessary, the filing of a charge of unfair labor practice with the National Labor Relations Board or the use of other available judicial or administrative remedies.

(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.

With a practice that is grounded in film and performance, Jones will create an artwork she describes as a «bewitching» of the judicial system.

Works such as Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) in Dublin, the Goodale Park Fountain, and In Principle & in Practice at the Ohio Judicial Center have gained Cochran a well - deserved reputation as a sculptor to know in central Ohio and beyond.

The Judicial Committee meets to hear complaints filed under the Cooper Union Code of Fair Practice and to adjudicate these complaints.

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.

In Willers v Joyce & Anor (No 2) Lord Neuberger (at [7]-RRB- pointed out that, till 1966 Practice Statement (Judicial Precedent)[1966] 1 WLR 1234 the House of Lords were required to follow its own decisions.

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).

Restrictions on non-lawyers practicing law seemed as fundamental to our legal system as the hallowed doctrine of judicial review.

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.

In ordering the disbarment, the Supreme Judicial Court rejected Finneran's contention that he should be given lighter discipline because his false testimony was unrelated to his practice of law.

See also Martin Platte, Multi-party Arbitration: Legal Issues Arising out of Joinder and Consolidation, in Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements and International Arbitral Awards: the New York Convention in Practice 481, 491 (E. Gaillard, D. Di Pietro eds., 2008); Albert Jan van den Berg, The New York Arbitration Convention of 1958: Towards a Uniform Judicial Interpretation 323 (1994).

Rather, everyone understands that such practices are de rigueur because the senior folks are simply way too busy handling other senior - level tasks to undertake the very time - consuming process of researching all of the relevant facts and legal issues pertinent to a judicial opinion, legal brief, or law journal article, and crafting all that raw material into persuasive prose.

Owain has a broad public law practice which encompasses public inquiries and judicial review challenges in all areas of his practice, including tax.

During these initial years, I continued to seek federal judicial clerkships (both in South Carolina and South Florida)-- unclear whether solo practice was the career path of my destiny.

At the same time, however, numerous features of this amendment to the law remain to be clarified through practice and possible judicial decisions yet to arise from its provisions.

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.