coram non judice

[ kawr-am non joo-di-see, kohr-am ]

adverb

, Law.

1. before a court lacking the authority to hear and decide the case in question.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coram non judice¹

1600–10; < Latin: in the presence of one not a judge

Example Sentences

I have as yet seen no bill of indictment; I have not been called upon to plead; in other words, I have not had the privilege of alleging my innocence upon the record I have not been confronted with witnesses—therefore, in a legal point of view, I may consider this whole proceeding as coram non judice and void, and of no binding force whatever.

From Project Gutenberg

“And I’ll sign A verdict in these words, but understand Such things are Coram non judice; still We can chip in our money, start the fund To build this monument.”

From Project Gutenberg

But as this court is one of limited and special original jurisdiction, its action must be confined to the particular cases, controversies, and parties, over which the Constitution and laws have authorized it to act; any proceeding without the limits prescribed is coram non judice, and its action a nullity.

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I presume, therefore, that in a case where our decision is by the constitution the supreme one, and that which can be carried into effect, it is the constitutionally authoritative one, and that that by the judges was coram non judice, and unauthoritative, because it cannot be carried into effect.

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Considering the question there as coram non judice, I did not read his argument with much attention.

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