In Court. In court, parties/legal practitioners refer to the judge as '
You start the letter "Dear Lord/Lady Justice", or simply "Dear Judge". High Court Judges. — You address these as "My Lord" or "My Lady".
Title and form of address
In court, a High Court judge is addressed as My Lord or Your Lordship if male, or as My Lady or Your Ladyship if female. High Court judges use the title in office of Mr Justice for men or, normally, Mrs Justice for women, even if unmarried.
Judges at the Central Criminal Court are addressed as “Your Honour”. Crown Court judges are usually addressed as “Your Honour” unless they're sitting as a High Court judge (red judge) or are a specially designated senior judge (such as the Recorder of Leeds). In those cases, they're addressed as “My Lord” or “My Lady”.
A chief judge (also known as presiding judge, president judge or principal judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a lower court or circuit court with more than one judge.
umpire, umpie (Australian, slang), arbiter, arbitrator, moderator.
In person: In an interview, social event, or in court, address a judge as “Your Honor” or “Judge [last name].” If you are more familiar with the judge, you may call her just “Judge.” In any context, avoid “Sir” or “Ma'am.” Special Titles.
Everyone in the courtroom must behave respectfully towards the judicial officer by: addressing them as 'Your Honour' bowing their head at the judicial officer when entering or exiting the courtroom.
In the past, judges in Ireland were referred to as "My Lord", or "His Lordship". Now, they are addressed as "Judge" or referred to as "The Court". The only exception to this is in the case of the Chief Justice and Presidents of the various lower courts, who are addressed by their titles.
Definition and function
The term ladies' court denotes the group of ladies-in-waiting, dignitaries, and domestics (Servant) that were in service to a princess. The functions of the early modern ladies' court were multifaceted and closely associated with the status of its mistress.
To begin this post, the German word for “judge” (a person who decides cases in court) is called “Richter” (m.). In sports, such a judge is often referred to as “Kampfrichter” or “Schiedsrichter”.
The name Judge is primarily a male name of English origin that means Decision Maker/public Official.
Call them 'My Lord' or 'My Lady' in court. Address them in correspondence as 'The Right Honourable Lord/Lady Justice <Surname>' and begin the letter 'Dear Lord/Lady Justice' or 'Dear Judge'
Honourable. In relation to the judiciary, this title (often shortened to Hon) is given to judges who sit in the Supreme Courts in Scotland. Such a judge is referred to as The Honourable Lord/Lady followed by their surname, for example, The Honourable Lord Smith.
Genevieve Rose Cline was the first woman named to the federal bench. In 1928, President Calvin Coolidge appointed her to the U.S. Customs Court (now known as the U.S. Court of International Trade). She served on the court for 25 years.
Decisions can differ between judges or magistrates
Use these abbreviations: J (Justice) JJ (Justices) CJ (Chief Justice)
comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "judge. '' It is related to -jur- and -jus-. This meaning is found in such words as: adjudge, adjudicate, injudicious, judge, judicial, misjudge, prejudice.
justice of the peace (JP)
It will take seven to eight years to become a judge in Australia. You first must complete the law degree and then work as a lawyer for at least two years. The government of state or federal government often appoints judges. However, judges have much more experience before being appointed.
Avoid certain items of clothing
You should avoid wearing jeans, shorts, t-shirts and thongs. You should also avoid any item of clothing with logos or slogans that could be deemed offensive or inappropriate.
There is an expectation for men to always wear a jacket and a tie when they appear in court. On occasion, when the weather is hot, a Magistrate may give leave for jackets to be removed. Women are expected to attend court wearing the equivalent of office attire.
The best colors to wear to court are conservative colors (e.g., white, light or dark gray, navy, dark blue, etc.) and avoid bright and loud colors. Make sure the color of your belt matches the color of your dress shoes.
Address the judge only as “your honor” when addressing the judge in the courtroom. Refer to the judge as “the Court”, “his honor,” or “her honor” if you need to refer to the judge while addressing a witness or the jury.
Addressing letters and envelopes
The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 s6(6) prescribes the form for addressing Federal Court judges as 'The Honourable Justice …………'. It is incorrect to refer to a Federal Court judge as His or Her Honour Justice Smith or as Judge Smith. Include any post nominals after the name (eg.