Caption is a heading required on all pleadings (court documents) submitted to the court.
The caption or title of a pleading is the heading or introductory clause which shows the name, address, telephone number of the...
judicial administration
case law
Case law is law that is based on judicial decisions rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations. Case law concerns unique disputes resolved by courts using the concrete facts of a case. By contrast, statutes and regulations are...
case of first impression
A case of first impression is a case that presents a legal issue that has never been decided by the governing jurisdiction. An example is the 1978 Supreme Court case Monell v. Department of Soc. Svcs. which decided whether local governments were...
certified copy
Certified copy is a duplicate of a primary document that is endorsed by a governmental or independent agency to guarantee its authenticity. If the primary document is not legitimate, however, the certified copy cannot be...
challenge
Challenge has two major definitions in the legal context:
In general, any expressed doubt about the qualification of a person for some task, or about the legality of an action or thing. With respect to juries, a party's request to...chambers
Chambers are the private rooms where judges may hear matters, transact business, or have legal discussions with lawyers in private, it is usually used in the plural in this sense. If a trial is “in chambers,” it means that the trial happens...
chancellor
In the old English legal system, a chancellor is a judge who sit in a chancery court—an equity court. In equity courts, the chancellor has the power to order acts rather than damages. As a result, injunctions, specific performance and vacatur are...
chancery
Chancery originated in Medieval England as a distinct court of equity, named for the Lord Chancellor. In its earliest form, those who were unable to obtain an adequate common law remedy could petition the King of England, who would refer the...
Chief Justice
Chief Justice is the title of the presiding judge of a supreme court. The term can apply to state or federal chief justices, but is mostly used in reference to the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chief justices...
circuit court
Once the federal district court has decided a case, the case can be appealed to a United States court of appeals. There are twelve federal circuits that divide the country into different regions. The Fifth Circuit, for example, includes the...