Sentences with phrase «sit at a court hearing»

Not exact matches

Katz managed Liston for 10 % of his purses, and as the two sat in court at Liston's hearing for the Fairmount Park incident, Liston leaned over to Katz and said, «If I get time, you're entitled to 10 percent of it.»

Pistorius sat in a dark suit as original trial judge Thokozile Masipa started hearing pre-sentencing arguments at Pretoria High Court.

«Take notice that the appellant being dissatisfied with the decision of the governorship election tribunal for Rivers state, sitting in Abuja, contained in the judgment of the tribunal coram Hon. Justice Suleiman Ambursa (chairman), Hon. Justice Wesley Ibrahim Leha (member) and Hon. Justice Bayo Taiwo (member)(sitting in court no. 23 of the FCT high court dated the 24th of October 2015, doth hereby appeal to the court of appeal upon the grounds set out in paragraph 3 and will at the hearing seek the reliefs set out in paragraph 4,» the statement read.

Granholm did not hold back, however, about whether Obama should be looking at candidates who are not currently sitting federal judges — a suggestion made often by Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D - Vermont, whose committee holds hearings on Supreme Court nominees.

THE battle to determine the standard - bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, on Thursday, shifted to the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, as Governor Timipre Sylva told the five - man panel, headed by Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, that the PDP had invoked its jurisdiction in order to stall hearing of the substantive matter at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

At the resumed hearing on the matter, yesterday, a witness brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Yomi Badejo - Okusanya, told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the PDP spokesman used N77.5 million to sponsor media campaigns for the re-election of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

Though the impeachment process has already been completed and announced, the Chief Justice at the school court (where Emmanuel Nana Yaw Amoafo sought redress) has advised congress to give Emmanuel Nana Yaw Amoafo a fair hearing at the next congress sitting.

«The only point which this court ought to decide at this sitting is whether the Federal High Court ought to defer to the Supreme Court in a situation where the Supreme Court has already started hearing the same macourt ought to decide at this sitting is whether the Federal High Court ought to defer to the Supreme Court in a situation where the Supreme Court has already started hearing the same maCourt ought to defer to the Supreme Court in a situation where the Supreme Court has already started hearing the same maCourt in a situation where the Supreme Court has already started hearing the same maCourt has already started hearing the same matter.

On Nov. 16, Anita Hill sat down at The Washington Post offices with five current and former Democratic lawmakers: Nita Lowey of New York, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia, Pat Schroeder of Colorado and Louise Slaughter of New York - all allies of Hill during her historic appearance at the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas in 1991.

At an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday, three witnesses were presented by the prosecution at the resumed hearinAt an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday, three witnesses were presented by the prosecution at the resumed hearinat the resumed hearing.

At the hearing of the appeal, Daudu faulted the judgment of the appeal court on among other grounds that it erroneously affirmed the competence of the proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, which sat on the appellant's case with only two members as against the three provided for in the provisions of Paragraph 15 (1) of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution.

At the resumed hearing of the earlier charge of possession of illegal firearms filed against Dasuki yesterday, Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court Six, sitting in Abuja expressed surprise at the decision of prosecution counsel to bring additional charges against immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) on a day set aside for definite hearing on the one count charge preferred against hiAt the resumed hearing of the earlier charge of possession of illegal firearms filed against Dasuki yesterday, Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court Six, sitting in Abuja expressed surprise at the decision of prosecution counsel to bring additional charges against immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) on a day set aside for definite hearing on the one count charge preferred against hiat the decision of prosecution counsel to bring additional charges against immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) on a day set aside for definite hearing on the one count charge preferred against him.

This argument is based on a legal theory that has never been tested before, and the outcome — at least at the first stage of the litigation — may be heavily influenced by which three judges happen to be randomly assigned to sit on the panel that hears the case; a broad range of political viewpoints are represented on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which hears such cases.

«I did nt tweet whilst sitting in court but in the retiring room during the break and at the end of the hearing.»

And on Twitter, he wrote, «I did nt tweet whilst sitting in court but in the retiring room during the break and at the end of the hearing.»

One senior family court judge, Mr Justice Holman — who, like Mr Justice Mostyn, sits in the Family Division of the High Court — usually analyses cash fights between separated couples at public hearcourt judge, Mr Justice Holman — who, like Mr Justice Mostyn, sits in the Family Division of the High Court — usually analyses cash fights between separated couples at public hearCourt — usually analyses cash fights between separated couples at public hearings.

In Smuk, McFarlane J.A. stated at paragraph three: When a witness, whether an accused or not, sits in court and hears the testimony of another witness on a subject matter as to which he later testifies, his evidence is open to the suggestion that it may have been made deliberately to conform.

The majority was also influenced by the fact that the statute clearly excludes appointing Federal Court judges to sit as ad hoc members of the Supreme Court when it hears Québec cases — the majority's interpretation therefore reconciles two different but similar provisions, rather than leaving them at odds.

(3) Sections 109 (constitutional questions), 125, 126 (language of proceedings), 132 (judge sitting on appeal), 136 (prohibition against photography at court hearings), 144 (arrest and committal warrants enforceable by police) and 146 (where procedures not provided) also apply to proceedings under the Provincial Offences Act and, for the purpose, a reference in one of those sections to a judge includes a justice of the peace presiding in the Ontario Court of Juscourt hearings), 144 (arrest and committal warrants enforceable by police) and 146 (where procedures not provided) also apply to proceedings under the Provincial Offences Act and, for the purpose, a reference in one of those sections to a judge includes a justice of the peace presiding in the Ontario Court of JusCourt of Justice.

(2) Sections 109 (constitutional questions) and 123 (giving decisions), section 125 and subsection 126 (5)(language of proceedings) and sections 132 (judge sitting on appeal), 136 (prohibition against photography at court hearing) and 146 (where procedures not provided) also apply to proceedings under the Criminal Code (Canada), except in so far as they are inconsistent with that Act.

68 (1) An information in respect of an offence under this Act may, at the election of the informant, be heard, tried and determined by the Ontario Court of Justice sitting in the county or district in which the accused is resident or carries on business although the subject - matter of the information did not arise in that county or district.

Example is when, within the court system, a judge, sitting on the bench at a pretrial hearing (settlement conference) discussing a case where a homeowner and a builder are at odds, comments: «Golly, I bought a home from that builder years ago, and I never never any problem.