{"id":12539,"date":"2018-01-29T15:21:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T15:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=12539"},"modified":"2018-01-29T15:28:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T15:28:37","slug":"chancellor-a-judge-of-a-court-of-chancery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=12539","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor – a judge of a court of chancery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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chancellor<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\nn<\/em>. (14c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A judge of a court of chancery<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. A universally president or CEO of an institution of higher education.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. In the United States, a judge in some courts of chancery or equity<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> Scots law<\/em>. The presiding juror; the foreperson of a jury.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> Eccles. law<\/em>. A law officer who presides over the bishop’s court.\u00a0 *\u00a0 The chancellor advises and assists the bishop’s court.\u00a0 *\u00a0 The chancellor advises and assists the bishop in all matters of canon law, both juridical and administrative.<\/strong> \u2014 chancellorship<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, n. <\/em>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A judge of a court of chancery<\/a>; in Scotland, \u2014 the foreman of a jury.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A judge of a court of chancery or court of equity<\/a>. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. In some states, the title of the chief executive officer of the state’s system of public colleges and public universities.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. The title of the chief officer of some universities.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

master of chancery<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. An officer of the court.\u00a0 A referee in a suit in equity.\u00a0 An assistant of the chancellor having the function of performing acts, either judicial or ministerial in nature, which the chancellor may see fit, in accordance with equity practice, to require of him.\u00a0 27 Am J1st Ship \u00a7 113<\/span>.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. In a court of chancery, an officer of the court who assists the judge and performs such judicial duties (EXAMPLE: taking testimony) and ministerial duties (EXAMPLE: administering oaths) as the judge assigns.\u00a0 Many of the duties of a master in chancery are similar to those of a court commissioner or referee.
\nSee master’s report<\/em>.<\/p>\n

References:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[1]:\u00a0Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0Deluxe Tenth Edition\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner<\/a>. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations
\n<\/span><\/em>Third Edition<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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