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An ex officio member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, or council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term ex officio is Latin , meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right of office'; its use dates back to the Roman Republic .
In law, ex parte (/ ɛ k s ˈ p ɑːr t eɪ,-iː /) is a Latin term meaning literally "from/out of the party/faction [1] of" (name of party/faction, often omitted), thus signifying "on behalf of (name)". An ex parte decision is one decided by a judge without requiring all of the parties to the dispute to be present.
The name derives from the questioner putting the accused on oath ex officio, meaning by virtue of his office or position. Outcry against this practice (particularly in the trials of John Lilburne ("Freeborn John") around 1630–1649) led to the establishment of the right to not incriminate oneself in common law.
In Texas, the court has five members: the county judge and four commissioners. A sixth official, the county clerk, is an ex officio member of the court. In most instances, a simple majority of court members is sufficient to take action. Three voting members of the court constitute a quorum.
The ordinary is, ex officio, a full member of the episcopal conference regardless of the degree of holy orders to which he is ordained. [148] The ordinary may call upon a former Anglican bishop who is a member of the ordinariate to assist in its administration. [149]
The commission is composed of the Senate President, the ex officio chairman, twelve senators, and twelve members of the House of Representatives. Members from each house of Congress are elected based on proportional representation from the political parties and parties or organizations registered under the party-list system represented.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge clarified on Tuesday that an order restricting billionaire Elon Musk's government cost-cutting effort from accessing the Treasury Department's payment systems does ...
Unofficial Members might also be appointed to unelected or partially elected Municipal and District Councils, where there were ex officio members. Currently the Executive Council of Hong Kong is still composed of ex officio Members (Official Members since 1997) and Unofficial Members (Non-official Members since 1997).