serjeant at law

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serjeant-at-law. Hist. English law. A barrister of superior grade; one who had achieved the highest degree of the legal profession, having (until 1846) the exclusive privilege of practicing in the Court of Common Pleas. • Every judge of the common-law courts was required to be a serjeant-at-law until the Judicature Act of 1873. The rank was gradually superseded by that of Queen’s Counsel. — Often shortened to serjeant.

— Also termed serjeant at the law; serjeant of the law; serjeant of the coif; serviens narrator.

premier serjeant. The serjeant given the primary right of preaudience by royal letters patent.

— Also termed prime serjeant. See PREAUDIENCE.

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serjeant at law

Hist. English law. A barrister of superior grade; one who had achieved the highest degree of the legal profession, having…

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serjeant-at-law n. 高级律师 早期英格兰律师界的最高阶层。在中世纪，高级律师是司法界的领导者，由开展在法官面前进行辩护之业务的人发展而来。17世纪时其地位受到了皇家大律师〔King’s Counsel〕的冲击，后者取得了优先权。高级律师的头衔可能由诺曼人引入，当时他们并非现代意义上的律师，而只是王室负责法律事务方面的臣僚，可以担任从封臣法庭的主持者〔steward of court baron〕到庄园领主等职务，还可以出任法庭的裁判者〔suitors in courts〕。高级律师由民诉法庭首席法官推荐，御前大臣提名，国王任命，并通过盖有国玺〔Great Seal〕的召见令〔writ of summons〕正式授予。他们着特殊服饰，在接受任命时要举行特殊仪式。高级律师比初级出庭律师〔junior barrister〕有优先权，但只有持优先权状〔patents of precedence〕者才能比皇家大律师更有优先权。国王可因某种需要而任命特殊种类的高级律师。高级律师有自己独立的组织，即高级律师公会〔Serjeants’ Inn〕，1845年以前他们垄断了民诉法庭的出庭业务，并有在该法庭之外的其它法庭的受审豁免权。从中世纪到19世纪末，王座法庭、民诉法庭及财税法庭的法官都从高级律师中任命，如有必要，某人可能在提升为法官之前被任命为高级律师，故此法官与高级律师之间彼此被称为「兄弟」。1877年，高级律师阶层被解散，但这种荣誉却从未被正式取消。1922年前，爱尔兰也有类似职业阶层。最后，「Common Serjeant」是指伦敦市〔City of London〕的司法官员。

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