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Anassociate justiceorassociate judge(or simplyassociate) is ajudicial panelmember who is not thechief justicein some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of theSupreme Court of the United Statesand somestate supreme courts,and for some other courts inCommonwealth of Nationscountries, as well as for members of theSupreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia,a former United StatesTrust Territory.[1]In othercommon lawjurisdictions, the equivalent position is called "Puisne Justice".
Commonwealth
editThe function of associate justices vary depending on the Court they preside in. In theAustralianstate ofNew South Wales,associate justices of theNew South Wales Supreme Courthear civil trials and appeals from lower courts amongst other matters.[2]Associate justices can sit either as a single judge or may sit on theNew South Wales Court of Appeal.[3]InNew Zealand,associate judges of theHigh Court of New Zealandsupervise preliminary processes in most civil proceedings. associate judges have jurisdiction to deal with such matters as: summary judgment applications, company liquidations, bankruptcy proceedings, and some other types of civil proceedings.[4]In the New Zealand legal system, associate judges were formerly known asmasters.
Micronesia
editUnder the Constitution of Micronesia, the Supreme Court "consists of the Chief Justice and not more than 5 associate justices".[5]However, as of October 2020 there are only two associate justices in office:Beauleen Carl-Worswickand Larry Wentworth.[6]
United States
editIn the United States, judicial panels are non-hierarchical, so an associate judge has the same responsibilities with respect to cases as the chief judge but usually has fewer or different administrative responsibilities than the chief.
Supreme Court
editUnder theJudiciary Act of 1869,there are eightAssociate Justiceson theSupreme Court.[7]The most junior associate justice (currently JusticeKetanji Brown Jackson) has additional responsibilities to the other associate justices: taking notes of decisions and answering the door in private conference and serving on the Supreme Court's cafeteria committee.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"The Federated States of Micronesia Mourns the loss of one of its Founding Fathers: Chief Justice Andon Amaraich"Archived2010-10-01 at theWayback Machine,Government of the F.S. Micronesia, January 28, 2010
- ^Supreme Court Act 1970(NSW)s 118.
- ^Supreme Court Act 1970(NSW)s 117A
- ^"New Zealand High Court".Archived fromthe originalon 2006-10-03.Retrieved2006-09-01.
- ^"FSM Constitution - Article 11".Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia.1978.RetrievedOctober 29,2020.
The Supreme Court is a court of record and the highest court in the nation. It consists of the Chief Justice and not more than 5 associate justices.
- ^"Justices".The Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia.RetrievedOctober 29,2020.
- ^Hall, Kermit L. (2005)."Judiciary Act of 1869".In Hall, Kermit L.; Ely, James W.; Grossman, Joel B. (eds.).The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States.Oxford University Press. p. 548.ISBN978-0-19-517661-2.
- ^Barnes, Robert (April 9, 2017)."What does the junior Supreme Court justice do? Kagan tells Gorsuch it starts in the kitchen".The Washington Post.RetrievedOctober 29,2020.
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