His Honour or Her Honour ( American English : His Honor or Her Honor ) is an honorific prefix traditionally applied to certain classes of people, in particular justices and judges and mayors . In Australia and the United States, the prefix is also used for magistrates (spelled in the American style, "Honor"). A corruption of the term, " Hizzoner ", is sometimes used to irreverently refer to mayors of larger U.S. cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Philadelphia.
6-416: HHJ may refer to: His/Her Honour Judge, an honorific prefix Odder Line , a Danish rail line formerly known as Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title HHJ . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
12-542: A former lieutenant governor. In the Philippines , uniquely, senators and representatives in Congress during Senate or congressional inquiries and impeachment procedures, and Commission on Elections officials when they convene as provincial and national boards of canvassers in post-election canvasses where certain members of Congress are also members of the national board, are mostly addressed as Your Honor, because it
18-435: Is also used as a prefix for district court judges. In Northern Ireland , the prefix is also used for county court judges. In Canada , His Honour or Her Honour is used as a title for the lieutenant governor of a province while in office. The spouse of a lieutenant governor is also addressed as His or Her Honour, only while the lieutenant governor is in office. The Honourable is a courtesy title retained for life for
24-591: The Northern Territory while in office. The Honourable is a courtesy title retained for life for a former administrator. In England and Wales , it is used as a prefix for circuit judges , e.g. His Honour Judge John Smith. It is sometimes abbreviated in writing as HHJ . It was formerly used for county court judges . Certain British colonial judges were also entitled to the style. In Hong Kong , which retained much of England 's judicial tradition, it
30-473: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HHJ&oldid=1225355776 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages His Honour In Australia , His Honour or Her Honour is used as a title for the Administrator of
36-590: Was unfortunately rendered from "the Spanish term for addressing parliamentarians, and a mistake made" when Congress's predecessor, the Philippine Legislature , abruptly changed to the use of English from "mainly Spanish in its deliberations." Formerly, this style was sometimes used by an enlisted seaman when addressing the captain of a ship, though this practice has not been common since the early Nineteenth Century. This law -related article
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