Resident Magistrates’ Courts
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Resident Magistrates’ Courts were Jamaica’s lower-level courts that handled the majority of civil and criminal cases before being renamed as the Parish Courts of Jamaica.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
lower court ⓘ |
| alternativeName | RM Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedLaw | laws of Jamaica ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| function |
adjudication of civil disputes below a monetary threshold
ⓘ
adjudication of minor criminal offences ⓘ |
| handled |
civil cases
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ |
| heardAppealsTo | Court of Appeal of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | lower-level courts ⓘ |
| locationType | parish-based courts ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Resident Magistrate ⓘ |
| role | first-instance court for most matters ⓘ |
| servedPopulation | general public of Jamaica ⓘ |
| status | renamed and reorganized as Parish Courts ⓘ |
| successor | Parish Courts of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wereRenamedAs | Parish Courts of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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