State of the Union Address
President Rivera prepares the annual address to Congress. The document details economic conditions and proposes new legislation on infrastructure. Rivera delivers the address as required by constitutional duty.
Also known as: juges · judge
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An officer who presides over judicial proceedings in French law.
President Rivera prepares the annual address to Congress. The document details economic conditions and proposes new legislation on infrastructure. Rivera delivers the address as required by constitutional duty.
Juge Harlan learns that her spouse holds shares in a defendant corporation. The interest exceeds de minimis value. Harlan recuses herself from the case to avoid any appearance of bias.
Attorney Lopez previously served as a juge in a contract dispute. Lopez now seeks to represent one of the original parties in related litigation. All sides provide written consent after full disclosure.
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Parties in a complex civil case request an extension of discovery deadlines. The juge reviews the motion and finds good cause based on newly produced documents. The juge grants the modification.
A federal prosecutor submits a complaint establishing probable cause. The juge reviews the documents and affixes a signature to the arrest warrant. The warrant authorizes immediate execution by officers.
A negligence claim reaches trial without an applicable statute or regulation. The juge instructs the jury to apply the reasonable person standard directly to the facts presented. The jury returns a verdict based on that application.
The term denotes a judicial officer who presides over proceedings and issues rulings in French courts.
A juge conducts preliminary inquiries and formulates charges in criminal matters, functions that differ from the more adversarial posture of common-law judges.
The Model Rules apply only to judges subject to their jurisdiction and do not govern French judicial officers.
A former juge may not represent parties without informed written consent from all sides under applicable professional conduct rules.
A juge may modify a schedule only upon a showing of good cause.
…and delivered it to the Secretary to be sealed. The President has then done with it; it becomes irrevocable. An appointment of a judge once completed is made forever. The requisites to be performed by the Secretary are ministerial ascertained by law and he has no discretion. In contemplation of law they are as if…