Judge of Appeal

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The Judge of Appeal is the senior appellate judge in the Isle of Man’s court system, responsible for hearing and determining appeals from lower courts.

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Judge of Appeal canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate judge
judicial office
appointedBy Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man NERFINISHED
appointedOnAdviceOf Secretary of State for Justice of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
UK Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED
basedOn common law
belongsToTradition British Isles appellate judiciary
canSitWith Deemsters of the Isle of Man NERFINISHED
country Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
courtSeat Douglas, Isle of Man NERFINISHED
decisionType binding precedent for lower Manx courts
function to develop Manx case law through appellate judgments
to ensure consistency in appellate decisions
to provide authoritative interpretation of Manx legislation
governedBy Manx constitutional arrangements
relevant Isle of Man legislation on courts and judiciary
hasPower to affirm decisions of lower courts
to order new trials
to reverse decisions of lower courts
to vary decisions of lower courts
hasRank senior judge
hearsAppealsFrom High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man NERFINISHED
lower courts of the Isle of Man
other inferior courts of the Isle of Man
higherAppealTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in certain cases) NERFINISHED
independence judicially independent from executive
judicially independent from legislature
jurisdiction Isle of Man NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings English
legalArea civil law appeals
criminal law appeals
legalSystem Manx legal system
mayBeHeldBy King’s Counsel NERFINISHED
officeType senior judicial office
oversees appellate jurisdiction of the Isle of Man
partOf Court of Appeal of the Isle of Man NERFINISHED
Isle of Man courts system NERFINISHED
reportsTo Judicial system of the Isle of Man
requiresQualification experienced senior lawyer
substantial judicial experience
role determines appeals from lower courts
hears appeals from lower courts
senior appellate judge in the Isle of Man
scope appeals on findings of fact (subject to statutory limits)
appeals on points of law
subjectTo Manx common law NERFINISHED
Manx statute law
termType fixed-term appointment or until retirement age (varies by instrument of appointment)
titleStyle Judge of Appeal

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