Among the Romans, the praetors, and other great magistrates, did not themselves decide the actions which arose between private individuals these were submitted to judges chosen by the parties, and these judges were called judices pedaneos. In choosing them, the plaintiff had the right to nominate, and the defendant to accept or reject those nominated. … [Read more...]

A court record listing all the orders and decisions of a court. … [Read more...]

Latin: In the civil law. Select or selected judiees or judges; those who were used in criminal causes, and between whom and modern jurors many points of resemblance have been noticed. 3 Bl. Comm. 366. Judici officium suum excedenti non paretur. A judge exceeding his office is not to be obeyed. Jenk. Cent p. 139, case 84. Said of void judgments. Judici satis poena est quod Deum … [Read more...]

A judgement that is rendered where one party does not appear or show. The party that does not appear may be able to bring an order to show cause to show why another opportunity should be granted to open the case for a hearing on the merits. … [Read more...]

Latin: In Roman law. Judicial proceedings; trials. Judicia publico, criminal trials. Dig. 48, 1. Judicia in curia regis non adnihilentur, sed stent in robore suo quousque per errorem aut attinctam adnullentur. Judgments in the king's courts are not to be annihilated, but to remain in force until annulled by error or attaint 2 Inst 539. Judicia in deliberationibus crebro … [Read more...]