''Coram non judice'',
Latin
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for "not before a judge", is a
legal term
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typically used to indicate a legal proceeding that is outside the presence of a
judge
A judge is a person who wiktionary:preside, presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel. In an adversarial system, the judge hears all the witnesses and any other Evidence (law), evidence presented by the barris ...
(or in the presence of a person who is not a judge), with improper
venue
A venue is the location at which an event takes place. It may refer to:
Locations
* Venue (law), the place a case is heard
* Financial trading venue, a place or system where financial transactions can occur
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, or without
jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' and 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, the concept of jurisdiction applies at multiple level ...
. Any indictment or sentence passed by a court which has no authority to try an accused of that offence, is clearly in violation of the law and would be ''coram non judice'' and a nullity. The exception ''non sui juris'', "not of one's own right", is available at any time, including after judgment (Bracton).
The "coram" part of the term means "in the presence of".
See also
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Coram nobis
A writ of ''coram nobis'' (also writ of error ''coram nobis'', writ of ''coram vobis'', or writ of error ''coram vobis'') is a legal order allowing a court to correct its original judgment upon discovery of a fundamental error that did not appear ...
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Sub judice
In law, ''sub judice'', Latin for "under a judge", means that a particular case or matter is under trial or being considered by a judge or court. The term may be used synonymously with "the present case" or "the case at bar" by some lawyers.
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Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
''Martin v. Hunter's Lessee'', 14 U.S. (1 Wheat.) 304 (1816), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States decided on March 20, 1816. It was the first case to assert ultimate Supreme Court authority over state courts in civi ...
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References
Latin legal terminology
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