Resident Magistrates
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Resident Magistrates are judicial officers in Jamaica who preside over lower courts, handling a wide range of civil and criminal matters at the parish level.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Resident Magistrate (Jamaica) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | judicial officer ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Parish Court Judge
ⓘ
RM (Jamaica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealsHeardBy | Court of Appeal of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor-General of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedOnAdviceOf | Judicial Services Commission of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| courtLevel | lower court ⓘ |
| employer | Government of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures |
due process
ⓘ
fair trial ⓘ |
| handles |
civil matters
ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ family law matters ⓘ minor criminal offences ⓘ small claims ⓘ traffic offences ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
grant maintenance orders
ⓘ
grant protection orders ⓘ impose custodial sentences ⓘ impose fines ⓘ order community service ⓘ |
| hearsCasesAt | parish capital ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | parish of Jamaica ⓘ |
| maySitAs |
Coroner
ⓘ
Family Court judge ⓘ |
| operatesIn | parish courts ⓘ |
| partOf | judiciary of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
Parish Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Resident Magistrate’s Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredQualification |
attorney-at-law
ⓘ
legal training ⓘ |
| role |
adjudicate disputes
ⓘ
conduct preliminary inquiries ⓘ grant bail ⓘ hear committal proceedings ⓘ hear summary offences ⓘ impose sentences ⓘ interpret law ⓘ issue warrants ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Judicial Code of Conduct (Jamaica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Supreme Court of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksWith |
court clerks
ⓘ
defence attorneys ⓘ police prosecutors ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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