In English law. The county court of London, held before the mayor, recorder, and sheriff, but of which the recorder Is, in efTect, the sole judge. No actions can be brought in this court that are merely personal. 3 Steph. Comm. 440, note I. In American law. A local court in some parts of the state of Virginia. Smith v. Commonwealth, 6 Grat. 606. … [Read more...]

Now superseded by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), handles appeals from determinations made by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. … [Read more...]

In English law. A court sometimes appointed by the crown to ascertain whether it be proper to resort to extreme measures against a person charged before a court-martial. In American law. A court constituted by authority of the articles of war, invested with the power to examine into the nature of any. transaction, accusation, or imputation against any officer or soldier. The … [Read more...]

An English tribunal composed of delegates appointed by royal commission, and formerly the great court of appeal in all ecclesiastical causes The powers of the court were, by 2 & 3 Wm. IV. c. 92, transferred to the privy council. A commission of review was formerly granted, in extraordinary cases, to revise a sentence of the court of delegates, when that court had apparently … [Read more...]

U.S. Federal court adjudicating international trade matters. Formerly the U.S. Customs Court. … [Read more...]