Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Chief Justice of England
The former title of the Lord Chief Justice of England.
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Hist. Formerly, the presiding judge in the Court of Common Pleas. 0 The Judicature Act of 1875 merged the Common Pleas Division into the Queen's Bench Division, at which time the Lord Chief Justice assumed the office of the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Cf. LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND.
Court of the Chief Justice in Eyre
Hist. An eyre court responsible for trying offenses against the forest laws. ( The jurisdiction of this Court was similar to that of the Court of Sweinmote. - Also termed Court of Justice Seat.
Lord Chief Justice of England
The chief judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. ( The Lord Chief Justice also serves on the Court of Appeal, and ranks second only to the Lord Chancellor in the English judicial hierarchy. - Formerly termed Chief Justice of England. Cf. CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COMMON PLEAS.
chief justice
The presiding justice of an appellate court, usu. the highest appellate court in a jurisdiction and esp. the U.S. Supreme Court. - Abbr. C.J.