This term is applied to a judge who is not the president of a court; as associate judge. Also refers to a junior attorney in a law firm, a less experienced attorney usually under the purview of a more senior attorney or attorneys. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition An officer in each of the English courts of common law, appointed by the chief judge of the court and … [Read more...]

In old English and Scotch law. An assise; a kind of jury or inquest; a writ; a sitting of a court; an ordinance or statute; a fixed or specific time, number, quantity, quality, price, or weight; a tribute, fine, or tax; a real action; the name of a writ. See Assise. Assisa armornm. Assise of arms. A statute or ordinance requiring the keeping of arms for the common defense. … [Read more...]

The Justices in the U.S. Supreme Court other than the Chief Justice. … [Read more...]

Legal maxim and Latin for an assignee / agent is clothed with rights of his assignor / principal. This is the concept of agency law, where an agent is clothed with the authority granted by the principal. … [Read more...]

In Scotch law. An assignee. … [Read more...]