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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Chief Justice"”.
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Chief Justice James Prendergast and the administration of New Zealand colonial justice, 1862-1899
… of New Zealand from 1865 to 1875 and Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1875 to 1899. Firstly, the English background of Prendergast is analysed and provided as a context for his actions in New Zealand. Then, Prendergast’s rise to power in New Zealand is explored, focusing primarily on …
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John Marshall: The development years, 1755-1800
… on the years prior to his appointment as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. From his youth Marshall seemed destined to play a role in the formation of the new American republic. Marshal's service to the new republic began with his military service in the Revolutionary War. …
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A veritable revolution: the Court of Criminal Appeal in English criminal history 1908-1958
… it to provide protection from the miscarriage of justice for English citizens convicted of criminal offenses. The Court was certainly hard won and worthy of abundant praise, but its organization would prove problematic and, at times, horribly detrimental for over fifty years. From its inception, …
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Duty and Dependency: The Life and Career of Edward James Jarvis, 1788-1852
… New Brunswick and Malta before being appointed Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island in 1828, a position he held until his death in 1852. Throughout Jarvis’s life duty and dependency were constant themes. He was one of a group of second-generation Loyalists who began their careers in the colony …
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GENDER, JUSTICE, AND JIM CROW: NORTH CAROLINA JUDGE ELRETA ALEXANDER AND THE LONG CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
… Alexander ran for North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, losing in the Republican primary to James Newcomb, a white, fire-extinguisher salesman. Newcomb went on to lose to Democrat Susie Sharp, who became the first elected female state Supreme Court chief justice in the country. Alexander’s …
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GENDER, JUSTICE, AND JIM CROW: NORTH CAROLINA JUDGE ELRETA ALEXANDER AND THE LONG CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
… Alexander ran for North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, losing in the Republican primary to James Newcomb, a white, fire-extinguisher salesman. Newcomb went on to lose to Democrat Susie Sharp, who became the first elected female state Supreme Court chief justice in the country. Alexander’s …
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The Principles of Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State, 1921-1925, in Directing the Foreign Policy of the United States
… as Associate Justice and twenty years later as Chief Justice, His superior legal talent won for him an enviable career as corporation lawyer and the presidency of the American Bar Association. While the general public associates his name with court work as both judge and advocate, others …
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The narrow road towards a possible decriminalisation of consensual sodomy in Malawi
… the appointing judges of the High court by the Chief Justice to sit as a constitutional court is another hindrance to the decriminalisation of the provision. In addition, the possibilities of decriminalising the offence of sodomy will be explored. Chapter five is the concluding remarks and …
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The Senate's veto power over presidential appointments to the Supreme Court, 1916-1930
… this period fall the unsuccessful fights against Justices Brandeis,Taft, Butler, Stone,and Hughes,and the successful opposition to Judge Parker. In each case an effort has been made to bring out the forces and arguments operative on either side of the controversy, and to establish the fundamental …
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The Role of the Circuit Courts in the Development of Federal Justice and the Shaping of United States Law in the Early Republic: Supreme Court Justices Washington, Livingston, Story, and Thompson on Circuit and on the Court
… of the United States Supreme Court and its Chief Justice, John Marshall, in the rising influence of the federal justice system in the early Republic, the crucial role of the circuit courts in establishing uniformity of federal law and procedure across the nation has largely been ignored. …
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A study and edition of Imām Abd al-Azīz b. Alī b. al-Izz al-Baghdādī al-Bakrī al-Ḥanbalī al-Maqdisī : Junnat al-Ṣābirīn al-Abrār Wa Jannat al-Mutawakkilīn al-Akhyār
… al-Maqdis! (770-846 AH / 1369-1443 CE) Chief Justice of Holy Jerusalem. The original manuscript is available at the Arab Academy of Knowledge, Damascus and a copy at Jum'ah Al-Majid Centre for Culture and Heritage, Dubai. The author gathered all verses of patience and trust in Allah and …
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Inclusion in the Middle School Science Classroom
Chief Justice, Earl Warren, in the Supreme Court decision Brown v. the Board of Education, stated that public education was foundational to good citizenship. Access, therefore, to public education should be upheld by all as a necessary part of development for tomorrow’s citizenry. However, …
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Praxis Of Judicial Independence In South Africa: An Imminent Constitutional Recourse
… explores the extent to which the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) supports judicial independence in South Africa. It is widely believed that judicial independence is safeguarded by security of tenure, financial independence, and administrative independence—three attributes designed to support …
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The Roberts Court Constitution of Freedom of Speech: Preferences, Principles, and the Study of Supreme Court Decision-making
<p>Since the appointment of Chief Justice G. Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court, political scientists and legal scholars have assessed the Court’s behavior in a diverse array of cases and issue areas, including those touching on federalism, reproductive rights, voting rights, and economic liberty …