Promiscuous Judge
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A Promiscuous Judge is a puisne
judicial officer
in Colombia
who administers both civil
and criminal law
and may dispense summary justice
, they represent the lowest part of the Colombian judicial system
. A justice of the peace
of sorts, he or she is appointed to serve in a municipality
or corregimiento outside the periphery of a higher court. Promiscuous judges may also be appointed to handle family matters, like performing and dissolving civil unions and civil marriage
s.
The following is a list of people who served as promiscuous judges:
Puisne
Puisne is a legal term of art used mainly in British English meaning "inferior in rank." It is pronounced like the word puny, and the word, so spelled, has become an ordinary adjective meaning weak or undersized.The judges and barons of the common law courts at...
judicial officer
Judicial officer
A judicial officer is a person with the responsibilities and powers to facilitate, arbitrate, preside over, and make decisions and directions in regard to the application of the law....
in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
who administers both civil
Civil law (common law)
Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim...
and criminal law
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
and may dispense summary justice
Summary justice
Summary justice refers to the trial and punishment of suspected offenders without recourse to a more formal and protracted trial under the legal system...
, they represent the lowest part of the Colombian judicial system
Judicial Branch of Colombia
Judicial Branch of Government of Colombia is the system of courts in Republic of Colombia which administer justice in the name of the state as a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. The judicial branch encompasses judges, magistrates and other adjudicators who form the core of a judiciary, as...
. A justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
of sorts, he or she is appointed to serve in a municipality
Municipalities of Colombia
The Municipalities of Colombia are decentralized subdivisions of the Republic of Colombia. Municipalities make up most of the departments of Colombia with 1,119 municipalities...
or corregimiento outside the periphery of a higher court. Promiscuous judges may also be appointed to handle family matters, like performing and dissolving civil unions and civil marriage
Civil marriage
Civil marriage is marriage performed by a government official and not a religious organization.-History:Every country maintaining a population registry of its residents keeps track of marital status, and most countries believe that it is their responsibility to register married couples. Most...
s.
The following is a list of people who served as promiscuous judges:
- Carlos Gaviria DíazCarlos Gaviria DíazCarlos Emilio Gaviria Díaz is a Colombian lawyer, professor and politician. He served as the 5th Chief Magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, where he served as a Magistrate from 1993 to 2001...
, former Municipal Promiscuous Judge of Rionegro. - Horacio Serpa Uribe, former Municipal Promiscuous Judge of TonaTona, SantanderTona is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia....
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