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A justice of the peace in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, hears a case (1941). A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning.
This category is for justices of the peace in the United States which are judicial officers. In some states, such as Texas , Kentucky , and Arkansas a "justice of the peace" is a legislative office equivalent to a county commissioner , not a judicial office.
Esther Hobart Morris (August 8, 1814 – April 2, 1902) [a] was an American judge who was the first woman justice of the peace in the United States. [1] She began her tenure as justice in South Pass City, Wyoming, on February 14, 1870, serving a term of nearly nine months.
Justice of the Peace KT Musselman speaks from the bench with Misty Lamb, the chief court administrator, on hand on Tuesday. Musselman says the county needs a medical examiner because the time he ...
He executed all orders, warrants, and other process directed by any court, judge, or justice of the peace; ensured that the peace of the state be kept; arrested all persons committing riot, murder, theft, or breach of the peace, and carried them before a justice of the peace; attended elections to ensure that the peace be kept; and enforced the ...
American justices of the peace (1 C, 329 P) ... Pages in category "Justices of the peace" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Justice delayed is justice denied, and the American people deserve better. And yet the public enmity toward health insurers in its aftermath should move the industry to change its ways. Adonis ...
Since the Supreme Court first convened in 1790, 116 justices have served on the bench. Of those, 108 have been White men. But in recent decades the court has become more diverse. Over half of its ...