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                  1.6.4  COURT HIERARCHY AND SCOPE OF POWER

                           Court:    A  body  of  men  elected  or  appointed  under  the

                           Constitution and laws of a state, and vested with the power of

                           rendering  judgments,  issuing  writs,  or  hearing  and  deciding

                           appeals. Each member of the Court is called judge or justice, or

                           sometimes “recorder” or “chancellor.















































                                            Figure 1.8: Court Hierarchy


















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