practice. In England those writs which issue from the common law courts during the progress of a suit, are described as judicial writs, by way of distinction from the original one obtained from chancery. … [Read more...]
JUICIO
In Spanish law. A trial or suit White, New Recop. b. 3, tit 4, c. . Juicio de apeo. The decree of a competent tribunal directing the determining and marking the boundaries of lands or estates. Juicio do concur so de acreedores. The judgment granted for a debtor who has various creditors, or for such creditors, to the effect that their claims be satisfied according to their … [Read more...]
JUDICIAL IMMUNITY
A judge is immune from being sued in a civil lawsuit for a judge's actions in court. … [Read more...]
JUDICIARY
(noun) - That branch of government Invested with the judicial power; the system of courts in a country; the body of judges; the bench.(adjective) - Pertaining or relating to the courts of justice, to the judicial department of government or to the administration of justice. … [Read more...]
JUICIO DE CONCURSO
This term is Spanish, and is used in Louisiana. It is the name of an action brought for the purpose of making a distribution of an insolvent's estate. It differs from all other actions in this important particular, that all the parties to it except the insolvent, are at once plaintiffs and defendant. Each creditor is plaintiff against the failing debtor, to recover the amount … [Read more...]