New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
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The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals was historically the state's highest appellate court, serving as the ultimate judicial authority in New Jersey before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of New Jersey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals canonical | 1 |
| New Jersey court system prior to 1947 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
former court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Court of Errors and Appeals of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State courts of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
appeals from the New Jersey Court of Chancery
ⓘ
appeals from the former Supreme Court of New Jersey ⓘ |
| composedOf |
judges of the New Jersey Court of Chancery
ⓘ
justices of the former Supreme Court of New Jersey ⓘ six part-time lay judges ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Constitution of New Jersey of 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of New Jersey of 1844 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Supreme Court of New Jersey (1947 constitution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
final appellate review in civil cases
ⓘ
final appellate review in criminal cases ⓘ review of legal errors in lower court decisions ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
appeals on questions of law
ⓘ
constitutional questions under New Jersey law ⓘ equity appeals ⓘ |
| hasPart | chancellor of New Jersey as presiding officer ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historical institution ⓘ |
| highestCourtInJurisdiction | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century (early to mid) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | constitutional court ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its function to correct errors and hear appeals ⓘ |
| partOf |
Judiciary of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state-level judiciary in the United States ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Chancellor of New Jersey ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | judicial reorganization under the 1947 New Jersey Constitution ⓘ |
| replaced | Supreme Court of New Jersey (old constitution) as court of last resort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Supreme Court of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
court of last resort
ⓘ
highest appellate court in New Jersey ⓘ |
| significantEvent | abolition upon reorganization of New Jersey judiciary in 1947 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1844 ⓘ |
| successor | Supreme Court of New Jersey (modern) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Jersey court system prior to 1947