Single Justice definition

Single Justice means a single justice or judge of Maine’s trial courts or of the Supreme Judicial Court, designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. This includes active retired justices of the Supreme Judicial Court and active retired justices and judges of the trial courts.
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Single Justice means a single justice of whichever appellate court is exercising statutory jurisdiction over the case at bar.
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Single Justice means a single justice of whichever appellate court is exercisingstatutory jurisdiction over the case at bar.
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Examples of Single Justice in a sentence

  • When a respondent is the subject of a pending disciplinary proceeding pursuant to Rule 13(g), with the consent of a Grievance Commission review panel, Bar Counsel may bypass the preliminary review stage and commence a disciplinary action before a Single Justice concerning any allegations of misconduct by the same attorney that have subsequently come to the attention of Bar Counsel.

  • Notwithstanding the provisions of this Rule regarding motions generally, motions for procedural orders, including any motion for extension of time, may be acted upon at any time by the Court, without awaiting a response thereto.(c) Power of a Single Justice.

  • If, on motion, the Court finds in its discretion that the respondent attorney ought to have a trial of the facts, the Single Justice may order a hearing to permit the introduction of evidence that does not appear in the record of the proceedings before the Grievance Commission panel and that has not been stipulated.

  • After hearing, the Single Justice shall issue an appropriate order specifying the future course of proceedings.

  • Unless otherwise provided by order of the Single Justice, review of a Grievance Commission panel’s decision to dismiss or impose a reprimand, probation, or admonition shall be based upon the record of the proceedings before the panel.

  • If the parties cannot agree, either party may request that the Single Justice modify the contents of the record.

  • If at any stage of the proceedings on petition for review, the Single Justice determines that there is probable cause that the matter be concluded by suspension or disbarment, the Single Justice shall direct Bar Counsel to file an Information and the matter shall be conducted as an attorney discipline action in accordance with Rule 13(g).

  • Within 21 days after dismissal or delivery of a reprimand, probation, or admonition, a respondent attorney or Bar Counsel may file a petition for review by a Single Justice.

  • Proceedings before a Single Justice or the Court are subject to a de novo standard of review.

  • When a matter involving an award of a panel of the Fee Arbitration Commission is referred to Bar Counsel under Rule 7(g) because of the attorney’s failure to make an awarded refund to the petitioner within 30 days of receipt of the arbitration award, the Board, upon request of Bar Counsel and after affording the attorney an opportunity to respond in writing, may refer the matter to a Single Justice or the Court for appropriate disciplinary action.


More Definitions of Single Justice

Single Justice means a single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or the Maine Superior Court
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Related to Single Justice

  • Restorative justice means practices, policies, and programs informed by and sensitive to the needs of crime victims that are designed to encourage offenders to accept responsibility for repairing the harm caused by their offense by providing safe and supportive opportunities for voluntary participation and communication between the victim, the offender, their families, and relevant community members;

  • Justice means a justice of the peace;

  • Department of Justice means the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice.

  • DOJ means the United States Department of Justice.

  • Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;

  • Fugitive from justice means any person who has fled from any state, territory, the

  • FTC means the United States Federal Trade Commission.

  • Environmental justice means the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

  • Antitrust Division has the meaning set forth in the Section 6.4(a).

  • Member of the judge s family” means a spouse, domestic partner, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, or other relative or person with whom the judge maintains a close familial relationship. See Rules 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, and 3.11.

  • Alternative Judgment means a form of final judgment that may be entered by the Court but in a form other than the form of Judgment provided for in this Stipulation and where none of the Parties hereto elects to terminate this Settlement by reason of such variance.

  • Ministry of Justice Guidance means Ministry of Justice Guidance in relation to Section 9 of the Bribery Act 2010 available at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx/guidance/docs/bribery-act-2010-guidance.pdf;

  • Ministry of Justice Code means the Ministry of Justice's Code of Practice on the Discharge of the Functions of Public Authorities under Part 1 of the Freedom of Information Xxx 0000 as amended from time to time;

  • CFIUS means the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

  • State indigent transcript means a transcript that is paid for from state funds and is for the use on behalf of a litigant who has been declared indigent by a court.

  • Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction means any foreign country that has been designated as non-cooperative with international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Task Force on Money Laundering, of which the U.S. is a member and with which designation the U.S. representative to the group or organization continues to concur.

  • CFIUS Approval means that any of the following shall have occurred: (a) the review period under the DPA commencing on the date that a CFIUS Notice is accepted by CFIUS shall have expired and Xxx, on the one hand, and Polaris, on the other hand, shall have received written notice from CFIUS to the effect that such review has been concluded and that either the Contemplated Transactions do not constitute a “covered transaction” under the DPA or there are no unresolved national security concerns, and all action under the DPA is concluded with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, (b) an investigation under the DPA shall have been commenced after such review period and CFIUS shall have determined to conclude all action under the DPA without sending a report to the President of the United States, and Xxx, on the one hand, and Polaris, on the other hand, shall have received written notice from CFIUS that either the Contemplated Transactions do not constitute a “covered transaction” under the DPA or there are no unresolved national security concerns, and all action under the DPA is concluded with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, or (c) CFIUS shall have sent a report to the President of the United States requesting the President’s decision and either (i) the President shall have announced a decision not to take any action to suspend or prohibit the Contemplated Transactions or, (ii) the period under the DPA during which the President may announce his decision to take action to suspend, prohibit or place any limitations on the Contemplated Transactions shall have expired without any such action being threatened, announced or taken.

  • High Court means the High Court of Ireland.

  • Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction means any jurisdiction that had adopted all or substantially all of Article 9 as contained in the 2000 Official Text of the Uniform Commercial Code, as recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the American Law Institute, together with any subsequent amendments or modifications to the Official Text.

  • County indigent transcript means a transcript that is paid for from county funds and is for the use on behalf of a litigant who has been declared indigent by a court.

  • Antitrust Authorities means the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, the attorneys general of the several states of the United States of America, and any other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction pursuant to applicable Antitrust Laws with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

  • Criminal justice agency means (i) a court or any other governmental agency or subunit thereof

  • Competition Act Approval means, in respect of the Arrangement, the occurrence of one of the following:

  • HSR Filing means the filing of the Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice and the United States Federal Trade Commission.

  • Competition Act means the Competition Act (Canada).

  • Violent juvenile felony means any of the delinquent acts enumerated in subsection B or C of