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A recorder, when acting as such, has all the powers of a circuit judge and may sit in the Crown Court, the County Court or the Family Court. A recorder sitting in the Crown, County or Family Court is addressed as "Your Honour" (save in the Central Criminal Court (or Old Bailey) where all judges are addressed as "My Lord (or Lady)").
In other cases, judges initially appointed to one court have later been elevated to a higher court. This list indicates only the placement of the judge at the time of their death. For judges nominated by different presidents to different judicial offices, the list indicates only the last president to successfully nominate them to a judicial office.
Royal pardons for capital punishment had become routine at the time for most common crimes. Under the Judgment of Death Act 1823, a "death recorded" sentence allowed the judge to meet common law sentencing precedent, while avoiding being mocked by the sentenced, or the public, who realised an actual death penalty sentence was likely to be overridden. [2]
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John P. Slough. John P. Slough was appointed by President Andrew Johnson to serve as chief justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court.In 1867, William Logan Rynerson, a member of the Territorial Legislative Council, took part in a campaign to denigrate the judge, and authored a resolution in the legislature to have the judge removed, leading Slough to slander Rynerson publicly.
Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, commonly referred to as a High Court Recorder, is a position for experienced practitioners (so far, only Senior Counsel have been appointed) who are willing to sit as a High Court Judge for a few weeks every year, but are not prepared to commit themselves to a permanent, full-time appointment.
A court of record is a trial court or appellate court in which a record of the proceedings is captured and preserved, for the possibility of appeal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A court clerk or a court reporter takes down a record of oral proceedings. [ 4 ]
Court Recorder may refer to Court reporter, someone who captures live testimony in court for the record; Recorder (Bible), a functionary at the Court of King David in the Hebrew Bible; Recorder (judge), a type of judge in some legal systems