superior court of record

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A superior court of record is a high-level judicial body whose proceedings are formally recorded and that has inherent authority to hear serious cases and set binding legal precedents.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial body ⓘ
type of court ⓘ
appliesTo common law jurisdictions ⓘ
contrastedWith inferior court not of record ⓘ
inferior court of record ⓘ
governedBy rules of procedure of the relevant jurisdiction ⓘ
hasCharacteristic ability to punish for contempt of court ⓘ
authority to hear serious cases ⓘ
decisions binding on lower courts within its jurisdiction ⓘ
higher status than inferior courts ⓘ
inherent jurisdiction ⓘ
keeps an official record of proceedings ⓘ
may have original jurisdiction in serious civil and criminal matters ⓘ
often has appellate jurisdiction ⓘ
power to set binding legal precedents ⓘ
presided over by judges with broad judicial powers ⓘ
proceedings formally recorded ⓘ
hasFunction adjudication of serious disputes ⓘ
development of legal precedent ⓘ
interpretation of law ⓘ
review of decisions of lower courts ⓘ
legalEffect judgments create binding precedent within hierarchy ⓘ
records of proceedings are conclusive evidence of what transpired ⓘ
relatedConcept appellate court ⓘ
court of record ⓘ
high court ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
usedIn administrative law ⓘ
civil procedure ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

superior courts of the Isle of Man → courtType → superior court of record ⓘ
Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules → courtLevel → superior court of record ⓘ
Article 129 of the Constitution of India → providesThat → The Supreme Court shall be a court of record ⓘ
linked to: superior court of record
Criminal Division (Supreme Court of the Bahamas) → courtLevel → superior court of record ⓘ
subject linked to: Criminal Division
Commercial Division of the High Court → levelOfCourt → superior court of record ⓘ
Land Division of the High Court → courtLevel → superior court of record ⓘ