Latin for a judge in fact. A judge who is serving as a result of appointment or election or as operation of law. … [Read more...]

A lien or attachment made as security pursuant to a court order or judgment against a debtor. … [Read more...]

Those which are generally made in writing in court by the attorney of the party; they appear upon the record, as in the pleadings and the like. … [Read more...]

Case law made by judges who have interpreted statutes in an unusual or extreme way, potentially motivated by an agenda or ideology. … [Read more...]

This term denotes a judge's reversal of a jury verdict when the judge believes that the facts alleged in the case by the plaintiff were insufficient to make the case upon which the jury made its verdict or that the jury clearly did not apply the law correctly in order to reach its verdict. This is similar to a directed verdict to which a judge informs a jury that there is only … [Read more...]