King’s Serjeant
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King’s Serjeant was a senior Crown legal officer in England who represented the monarch in important legal matters and ranked among the highest of the serjeants-at-law.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown legal office
ⓘ
legal profession rank ⓘ serjeant-at-law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Serjeant for the King ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | English law ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
English royal household
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal courts of justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver | junior Crown counsel ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| duty |
advise the Crown on legal questions
ⓘ
conduct litigation on behalf of the Crown ⓘ plead for the Crown in the royal courts ⓘ represent the monarch in important legal matters ⓘ |
| employer |
the Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the monarch of England ⓘ |
| genderedForm | King’s Serjeant-at-Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRank | among the highest of the serjeants-at-law ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern England
ⓘ
medieval England ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Law French ⓘ |
| legalRoleType |
advocate
ⓘ
legal adviser to the monarch ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | English bar serjeanty tradition ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | serjeant-at-law ⓘ |
| privilege | preaudience over most other advocates ⓘ |
| rankedAs |
senior Crown legal officer
ⓘ
senior serjeant-at-law ⓘ |
| relativePosition |
senior to most other Crown counsel
ⓘ
senior to ordinary serjeants-at-law ⓘ |
| representedParty |
the Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the king NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scopeOfWork | important and complex cases involving the Crown ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | chosen from leading serjeants-at-law ⓘ |
| status | prestigious legal office ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Crown counsel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal household official ⓘ serjeant-at-law ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | embodiment of royal authority in legal proceedings ⓘ |
| usedInCourt |
Court of Common Pleas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of King’s Bench NERFINISHED ⓘ Exchequer of Pleas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
George Jeffreys