CURSITOR BARON

cursitor baron

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cursitor baron. Hist. An officer of the Court of Exchequer with administrative, but not judicial, duties. • Over time, as the Barons of the Exchequer took on more judicial rather than fiscal duties, the need for someone with financial experience became apparent. So in 1610 a cursitor baron was appointed to sit alongside the judges. […]

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cursitor baron

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cursitor baron 〈英〉财税法庭行政官 财税法庭的成员，其职责纯粹是行政性的，无司法职能，因而他并非通常意义上的财税法庭法官〔baron〕。后来，这一职位变成了挂名的清闲职位，于1856年废止。之所以设立这一职位与财税法庭法官组成人员的学识背景变迁有一定关系。起初财税法庭的法官由通晓财政事务的官员担任，1579年开始，财税法庭的法官从高级律师〔serjeants-at-law〕中选拔，其级别与王座法庭和高等民诉法庭的法官相同。但后来发现有必要在财税法庭设一位具有财政方面知识的官员，1610年便第一次设定了这一职位。

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