court calendar
court calendar. A list of matters scheduled for trial or hearing; DOCKET(2).
commissioner of court 法庭执事 1海事法庭中负责受理特定争议事项的官员;2受托进行司法拍卖〔judicial sale〕的人员;3受托开庭听审以缓解案件日程表过分拥挤情况的律师〔clear a congested calendar〕。
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A calendar marked with court cases that have been specially set for hearing or trial. See special setting under SETTING. [Cases: Trial 13. C.J.S. Trial §§ 77, 81–90.]
A motion relating to the time of a court appearance • Examples include motions to continue, motions to advance, and motions to reset. [Cases: Trial 9–16. C.J.S. Trial §§ 60–90.]
An official who supervises the nonjudicial functions of a court, esp. the court’s calendar, judicial assignments, budget, and nonjudicial personnel. [Cases: Courts 55. C.J.S. Courts §§ 107–109.]
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calendar call. A court session in which the judge calls each case awaiting trial, determines its status, and assigns a trial date.
law list. 1. A publication compiling the names and addresses of practicing lawyers and other information of interest to the profession, such as court calendars, lawyers with specialized practices, stenographers, and the like. 2. A legal directory that provides biographical information about lawyers, such as Martindale-Hubbell. • Many states and large cities have law lists
feast, n. 1. Roman law. An established holiday or festival in the ecclesiastical calendar, used as a date in a legal instrument. 2. Hist. One of four principal days (feasts) of the year: March 25, the annunciation of the Virgin Mary; June 24, the birth of John the Baptist; September 28, the feast of St.
go hence without day. (Of a defendant to a lawsuit) to be finished with legal proceedings without any further settings on the court’s calendar. • Thus, a defendant who “goes hence without day” succeeds in getting a case finally resolved, usu. by dismissal. The phrase derives from the Law French phrase aller sans jour, and
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nefastus (ni-fas-t[schwa]s), n. [Latin ne “not” + fastus “lawful for public business”] Roman law. A day when it is unlawful to open the courts, administer justice, or hold public assemblies. • The priests in charge of supervising the laws and religious observances established an official calendar, on which certain days, marked “nefasti,” were to be