Justice-Clerk

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• justice clerk — noun (plural justice clerks) Etymology: Middle English : the vice president of the High Court of Justiciary and the presiding officer of the Outer House of the Court of Session in Scotland called also lord justice clerk …   Useful english dictionary

• Lord Justice Clerk — The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior Judge in Scotland, behind the Lord President of the Court of Session. The holder has the title in both the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary and is in charge of the Second Division… …   Wikipedia

• John Bellenden (Lord Justice Clerk) — Sir John Bellenden of Auchnole and Broughton (died 1 October 1576), was, before 1544, Director of Chancery in Scotland, and was appointed Lord Justice Clerk on 25 June 1547. He was also knighted before April 1544.Sir John Bellenden was a… …   Wikipedia

• Lord justice clerk — Lord Lord, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf + weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf}, and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.] 1. One who has… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lord Justice-Clerk — The Scottish judge ranking next to the Lord Justice General, presiding over the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session, vice president of the High Court of Justiciary • • • Main Entry: ↑justice …   Useful english dictionary

• Lord Justice Clerk — Scotland s second ranking judge. In criminal matters he is second to the Lord Justice General and in civil matters presides over the second division of the Inner House, the appellate division of the Court of Session. Collins dictionary of law. W …   Law dictionary

• lord justice clerk — noun (plural lord justice clerks) : justice clerk …   Useful english dictionary

• clerk — 1 n 1: an official responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs) a city clerk clerk of court 2 a: a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform… …   Law dictionary

• lord justice clerk — The second highest judicial officer in Scotland …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Clerk of the Crown in Chancery — In the Government of the United Kingdom, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery is a senior civil servant who is the head of the Crown Office. The Crown Office, a section of the Ministry of Justice, has custody of the Great Seal of the Realm, and has …   Wikipedia