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Meaning of Court of session
In Scotch Law. The supreme court of civil jurisdiction in Scotland. The full title of the court is “council and session.” It was established in 1425. In 1469 its jurisdiction was transferred to the king’s council, which in 1503 was ordered to sit in Edinburgh. In 1532 the jurisdiction of both courts and the joint title were transferred to the present court. The regular number of judges was fifteen; but an additional number of justices might be appointed by the crown to an unlimited extent. This privilege was renounced by 10 Geo. I. c. 19. It consists of fifteen judges, and is divided into an inner and an outer house. The inner house is composed of two branches or chambers, of co-ordinate jurisdiction, each consisting of four judges, and called, respectively, the “first division” and the “second division.” The first division is presided over by the lord president or lord justice general, the second by the lord justice clerk. The outer house is composed of five separate courts, each presided over by a single judge, called a “lord ordinary.” All causes commence before a lord ordinary, in general, and the party may select the one before whom he will bring his action, subject to a removal by the lord president in case of too great an accumulation before any one or more lords ordinary. See Bell, Diet.; Paterson, Comp. § 1055, note, et seq. In American Law. A court of criminal jurisdiction existing in some of the states of the United States. Courts of this name exist in California, New York, and, perhaps, other states.
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English Legal System: Court of Session
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Court of Session : A Scottish court corresponding to the *Supreme Court of Judicature in England and Wales. It consists of an Outer House (corresponding to the *High Court) and an Inner House (corresponding to the *Court of Appeal).
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