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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 385633, member: 33"]Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>Seems like here in the US I mostly hear about them conducting weddings. I guess they preside over some court cases here, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what Wikipedia says about them in the U.S.:</p><p><b>In some US states, the justice of the peace is a judge of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court" rel="nofollow">court</a> of limited <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction" rel="nofollow">jurisdiction</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrate" rel="nofollow">magistrate</a>, or a quasi-judicial official with certain statutory or common law magisterial powers.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace#cite_note-43" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace#cite_note-43" rel="nofollow">[43]</a> Some states have special qualifications or unique features for the office.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The justice of the peace typically presides over a court that hears <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdemeanor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdemeanor" rel="nofollow">misdemeanor</a> cases, traffic violations, and other petty criminal infractions. The justice of the peace may also have authority over cases involving small <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt" rel="nofollow">debts</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlord" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlord" rel="nofollow">landlord</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leasehold_estate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leasehold_estate" rel="nofollow">tenant</a> disputes, or other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_claims_court" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_claims_court" rel="nofollow">small claims court</a> proceedings. Proceedings before justices of the peace are often faster and less formal than the proceedings in other courts. In some jurisdictions a party convicted or found liable before a justice of the peace may have the right to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_de_novo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_de_novo" rel="nofollow">trial de novo</a> before the judge of a higher court rather than an appeal strictly considered.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>A justice of the peace also performs <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_marriage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_marriage" rel="nofollow">civil marriages</a>.</b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 385633, member: 33"]Thank you! Seems like here in the US I mostly hear about them conducting weddings. I guess they preside over some court cases here, too. Here is what Wikipedia says about them in the U.S.: [B]In some US states, the justice of the peace is a judge of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court']court[/URL] of limited [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction']jurisdiction[/URL], a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrate']magistrate[/URL], or a quasi-judicial official with certain statutory or common law magisterial powers.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace#cite_note-43'][43][/URL] Some states have special qualifications or unique features for the office. The justice of the peace typically presides over a court that hears [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdemeanor']misdemeanor[/URL] cases, traffic violations, and other petty criminal infractions. The justice of the peace may also have authority over cases involving small [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt']debts[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlord']landlord[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leasehold_estate']tenant[/URL] disputes, or other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_claims_court']small claims court[/URL] proceedings. Proceedings before justices of the peace are often faster and less formal than the proceedings in other courts. In some jurisdictions a party convicted or found liable before a justice of the peace may have the right to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_de_novo']trial de novo[/URL] before the judge of a higher court rather than an appeal strictly considered. A justice of the peace also performs [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_marriage']civil marriages[/URL]. [/B][/QUOTE]
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