147:
Use is rare outside of, usually internal, court (judicial) procedural decisions as to which judge(s) will sit or has sat in hearings or appeals. The term is dated in detailed, academic case law analyses and, to varying degree direct applicability in higher courts.
157:(by virtue of their office) as such in the court for which they have duties below; and any technically junior judges who may have been called to serve in a higher court, whom
362:
428:
190:
and a number of puisne judges. As of
January 2020, there are three puisne judges, with a vacancy for a fourth. New puisne judges are appointed by the
54:) are terms for an ordinary judge or a judge of lesser rank of a particular court. The term comes from a combination of the two French words,
630:
751:
745:
144:. In Australia, the most senior judge after a chief justice in superior state courts is referred to as the "senior puisne judge".
283:
151:
The term excludes the court's chief judge(s)/justice(s); any seniormost judges, often specialists or a managerial head, sitting
322:
666:
606:
467:
385:
291:
246:
287:
527:
436:
772:
318:
262:
121:
187:
282:
are referred to as puisne judges, unless the judge in question holds a specific title, such as
226:
717:
505:
279:
294:. The maximum number of puisne judges permitted in England and Wales at any one time is the
325:. The maximum number of puisne judges permitted in Northern Ireland at any one time is 15.
295:
242:
211:
202:
In Canada judges other than the chief justice of a court are referred to as puisne judges.
567:
249:, and between 25 and 41 puisne judges, one of whom is designated the Senior Puisne Judge.
8:
357:
191:
221:
In
Gibraltar, puisne judges, of which there must be at least one, are responsible for
672:
662:
612:
602:
93:
314:
141:
31:
265:
comprises the Chief
Justice, the Senior Puisne Judge, and 20 other puisne judges.
767:
67:
661:(Ninth ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 457.
601:(Tenth ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 20.
302:
183:
162:
97:
676:
616:
761:
656:
596:
377:
137:
117:
407:
222:
158:
153:
89:
707:
The
Maximum Number of Judges Order (Northern Ireland) 2020, article 2
258:
133:
125:
101:
113:
328:
Puisne judges are styled as The
Honourable Mr/Mrs/Madam Justice .
238:
179:
286:. Puisne judges must have at least seven years' experience as a
337:
105:
129:
109:
321:
are referred to as puisne judges, with the exception of the
40:
46:
165:
of a higher court or "sitting as" a judge of that court.
363:
The
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
429:"Rules of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 1971"
161:
and transcripts customarily specify as "sitting in" a
477:. Government of Bermuda. 14 February 2020. p. 62
43:
698:
Judicature (Northern
Ireland) Act 1978, section 2(1)
689:
Senior Courts Act 1981, section 4(1)(e) (as amended)
37:
34:
194:following a consultation with the Chief Justice.
759:
495:Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, section 73(4)
457:Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, section 73(2)
508:. Department of Justice, Canada. 16 June 2021
557:Judicature (Supreme Court) Act, section 5(1)
75:
61:
55:
655:Law, Jonathan, ed. (2018). "Puisne judge".
594:
108:, including its provinces and territories;
468:"The Bermuda Judiciary Annual Report 2019"
356:
66:, and "born", which have been combined as
528:"Canada's Supreme Court: Meet the judges"
290:, or at least two years' experience as a
112:, including its states and territories;
104:, including its states and territories;
16:Ordinary judge or a judge of lesser rank
88:The term is used almost exclusively in
760:
752:Puisne judges of the Bombay High Court
433:Australian Legal Information Institute
595:Holland, James; Webb, Julian (2019).
590:
588:
423:
421:
278:In England and Wales, judges of the
273:
654:
308:
13:
585:
418:
388:from the original on 23 March 2020
168:
14:
784:
739:
548:Supreme Court Act, section 12A(1)
268:
94:jurisdiction of England and Wales
30:
718:"Judiciary of Northern Ireland"
710:
701:
692:
683:
648:
623:
560:
551:
542:
520:
498:
489:
460:
451:
400:
370:
366:(5th ed.). HarperCollins.
350:
1:
343:
301:Puisne judges are styled as
252:
216:
7:
754:(archived 12 December 2010)
530:. CBC News. 17 October 2016
412:Online Etymology Dictionary
384:. Oxford University Press.
331:
10:
789:
232:
209:
173:
122:British Overseas Territory
197:
748:(archived 19 April 2015)
205:
140:in rural provinces and
572:supremecourt.govmu.org
83:
76:
71:
62:
56:
746:Puisne Judge's Office
116:, its provinces, and
598:Learning Legal Rules
305:Mr/Mrs/Ms Justice .
296:full-time equivalent
212:Puisne judge of Fiji
80:; meaning "junior".
658:A Dictionary of Law
631:"High Court judges"
382:Lexico Dictionaries
225:proceedings in the
92:jurisdictions: the
60:, "since, later" +
323:Lord Chief Justice
284:Lord Chief Justice
773:Legal professions
668:978-0-19-184080-7
608:978-0-19-879990-0
439:on 7 January 2018
274:England and Wales
780:
733:
732:
730:
728:
714:
708:
705:
699:
696:
690:
687:
681:
680:
652:
646:
645:
643:
641:
635:www.judiciary.uk
627:
621:
620:
592:
583:
582:
580:
578:
564:
558:
555:
549:
546:
540:
539:
537:
535:
524:
518:
517:
515:
513:
502:
496:
493:
487:
486:
484:
482:
472:
464:
458:
455:
449:
448:
446:
444:
435:. Archived from
425:
416:
415:
404:
398:
397:
395:
393:
374:
368:
367:
354:
317:, judges of the
315:Northern Ireland
309:Northern Ireland
79:
65:
59:
53:
52:
49:
48:
45:
42:
39:
36:
788:
787:
783:
782:
781:
779:
778:
777:
758:
757:
742:
737:
736:
726:
724:
716:
715:
711:
706:
702:
697:
693:
688:
684:
669:
653:
649:
639:
637:
629:
628:
624:
609:
593:
586:
576:
574:
568:"Supreme Court"
566:
565:
561:
556:
552:
547:
543:
533:
531:
526:
525:
521:
511:
509:
504:
503:
499:
494:
490:
480:
478:
470:
466:
465:
461:
456:
452:
442:
440:
427:
426:
419:
408:"puisne (adj.)"
406:
405:
401:
391:
389:
376:
375:
371:
355:
351:
346:
334:
311:
276:
271:
255:
235:
219:
214:
208:
200:
176:
171:
169:By jurisdiction
86:
33:
29:
17:
12:
11:
5:
786:
776:
775:
770:
756:
755:
749:
741:
740:External links
738:
735:
734:
709:
700:
691:
682:
667:
647:
622:
607:
584:
559:
550:
541:
519:
497:
488:
459:
450:
417:
399:
369:
348:
347:
345:
342:
341:
340:
333:
330:
310:
307:
303:The Honourable
275:
272:
270:
269:United Kingdom
267:
254:
251:
245:comprises the
234:
231:
218:
215:
210:Main article:
207:
204:
199:
196:
186:comprises the
175:
172:
170:
167:
163:judicial panel
98:United Kingdom
85:
82:
26:puisne justice
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
785:
774:
771:
769:
766:
765:
763:
753:
750:
747:
744:
743:
723:
719:
713:
704:
695:
686:
678:
674:
670:
664:
660:
659:
651:
636:
632:
626:
618:
614:
610:
604:
600:
599:
591:
589:
573:
569:
563:
554:
545:
529:
523:
507:
501:
492:
476:
475:Supreme Court
469:
463:
454:
438:
434:
430:
424:
422:
413:
409:
403:
387:
383:
379:
373:
365:
364:
359:
353:
349:
339:
336:
335:
329:
326:
324:
320:
316:
306:
304:
299:
297:
293:
292:circuit judge
289:
285:
281:
266:
264:
263:Supreme Court
260:
250:
248:
247:Chief Justice
244:
243:Supreme Court
240:
230:
228:
227:Supreme Court
224:
213:
203:
195:
193:
189:
188:Chief Justice
185:
184:Supreme Court
181:
166:
164:
160:
156:
155:
149:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
81:
78:
73:
69:
64:
58:
51:
27:
23:
19:
725:. Retrieved
722:Judiciary NI
721:
712:
703:
694:
685:
657:
650:
638:. Retrieved
634:
625:
597:
575:. Retrieved
571:
562:
553:
544:
532:. Retrieved
522:
510:. Retrieved
506:"Judges Act"
500:
491:
479:. Retrieved
474:
462:
453:
441:. Retrieved
437:the original
432:
411:
402:
390:. Retrieved
381:
372:
361:
352:
327:
312:
300:
277:
256:
236:
220:
201:
177:
152:
150:
146:
138:South Africa
118:Azad Kashmir
87:
25:
22:Puisne judge
21:
20:
18:
159:law reports
96:within the
762:Categories
727:15 January
677:1043882876
640:15 January
617:1108710547
577:16 January
481:16 January
392:15 January
344:References
319:High Court
280:High Court
223:family law
154:ex officio
90:common law
288:barrister
259:Mauritius
253:Mauritius
217:Gibraltar
142:Hong Kong
134:Sri Lanka
126:Gibraltar
102:Australia
386:Archived
378:"Puisne"
358:"puisne"
332:See also
298:of 108.
192:Governor
114:Pakistan
443:13 July
239:Jamaica
233:Jamaica
180:Bermuda
174:Bermuda
768:Judges
675:
665:
615:
605:
534:8 July
512:8 July
338:Puisne
261:, the
241:, the
198:Canada
182:, the
120:; the
106:Canada
72:puisné
68:French
471:(PDF)
130:Kenya
110:India
77:puîné
729:2021
673:OCLC
663:ISBN
642:2021
613:OCLC
603:ISBN
579:2021
536:2021
514:2021
483:2021
445:2017
394:2021
206:Fiji
57:puis
24:and
313:In
257:In
237:In
178:In
124:of
84:Use
74:or
41:juː
764::
720:.
671:.
633:.
611:.
587:^
570:.
473:.
431:.
420:^
410:.
380:.
360:.
229:.
136:;
132:;
128:;
100:;
70::
63:né
731:.
679:.
644:.
619:.
581:.
538:.
516:.
485:.
447:.
414:.
396:.
50:/
47:i
44:n
38:p
35:ˈ
32:/
28:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.