The American Law Review, Volume 50Little, Brown, and Company, 1916 - Law |
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... Judges in England hold absolutely and for life is a mis- take . Up to the Revolution of 1688 they held at the pleas- ure of the King , who could remove any Judge at any time without a trial . Since 1688 the Judges in England , as in the ...
... Judges in England hold absolutely and for life is a mis- take . Up to the Revolution of 1688 they held at the pleas- ure of the King , who could remove any Judge at any time without a trial . Since 1688 the Judges in England , as in the ...
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... Judge Advocate was Major Bolles , A. D. C. , and the prisoner was defended by the celebrated James T. Brady , of the New York Bar . The proceedings were conducted with the utmost decorum and fairness , but the case of the accused was ...
... Judge Advocate was Major Bolles , A. D. C. , and the prisoner was defended by the celebrated James T. Brady , of the New York Bar . The proceedings were conducted with the utmost decorum and fairness , but the case of the accused was ...
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... judge , appointed by the Governor or some military leader . Judge Reaume , for example , is said to have been the first judge in Wisconsin , holding the position from 1803 till after the War of 1812. He was commissioned by Governor ...
... judge , appointed by the Governor or some military leader . Judge Reaume , for example , is said to have been the first judge in Wisconsin , holding the position from 1803 till after the War of 1812. He was commissioned by Governor ...
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... Judge Reaume owned a volume of Blackstone , but this may well be doubted if we are to judge from his decisions . He understood and ap- plied the " Law of Paris , " and based his decisions on " right " regardless of the technicalities of ...
... Judge Reaume owned a volume of Blackstone , but this may well be doubted if we are to judge from his decisions . He understood and ap- plied the " Law of Paris , " and based his decisions on " right " regardless of the technicalities of ...
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... judge of the Supreme Court . He never studied law , never took his seat , drew one year's salary and resigned . The rest of his life was continuel in swindling the unwary.15 An- other instance of an incompetent man holding office was ...
... judge of the Supreme Court . He never studied law , never took his seat , drew one year's salary and resigned . The rest of his life was continuel in swindling the unwary.15 An- other instance of an incompetent man holding office was ...
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