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30-920: The Seventh Provincial Parliament Speaker Daylin Mitchell MMP Deputy Speaker Reagan Allen MMP Chief Whip of the Majority Party Gillon Bosman MMP Leader of the Opposition Khalid Sayed MMP Chief Whip of the Official Opposition Ayanda Bans MMP Municipal: The Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa (previously named
60-486: A judge often travelled on horseback along with a group of lawyers. Abraham Lincoln was one such attorney who regularly rode the circuit in Illinois, along with Circuit Judge David Davis . In more settled areas, a stagecoach would be used. Eventually, the legal caseload in a county would become great enough to warrant the establishment of a local judiciary. Most of these local judicial circuits (that is, in terms of
90-553: A judicial circuit can encompass one or more counties (see Missouri Circuit Courts ). Each circuit court can have several divisions, including circuit, associate, small claims , probate , family, or drug court. Each division hears cases within its particular area of subject-matter jurisdiction , and jurisdiction is based on the size or type of a civil claim or the severity or type of a criminal charge. Drug court , for example, hears only drug-related criminal cases. Several U.S. states have state supreme courts that traditionally "ride
120-428: A single federal courthouse, while others, such as the large Ninth Circuit , are spread across many courthouses. Since three-judge federal appellate panels are randomly selected from all sitting circuit judges, Ninth Circuit judges must often "ride the circuit," though this duty has become much easier to carry out since the development of modern air travel . Under the original Judiciary Act of 1789 and subsequent acts,
150-457: A statute was enacted which established four assize circuits. It was long assumed that these circuits originated with the eyre in common pleas during the reign of Henry II , but during the late 1950s, legal historians such as Ralph Pugh recognized that the eyre's "connection with later circuit justices is rather collateral than lineal", and the eyre was merely one of a number of experiments in "systematized itinerant justice" undertaken by
180-798: Is called the High Court on Circuit rather than a circuit court. In this case, "on circuit" means sitting in a location other than Dublin . In the United States, circuit courts were first established in the Thirteen British Colonies . In 1789, the United States circuit courts were United States federal courts established in each federal judicial district . These circuit courts exercised both original (first instance) and appellate jurisdiction . They existed until 1912. The original jurisdiction formerly exercised by
210-747: Is overseen by the Lord Chancellor . The membership consists of High Court Judges, Circuit Judges, District Judges, law practitioners and academic lawyers. The Circuits also form the basis for administration of the Bar in England and Wales except for Cheshire. Until 2007 for court administration purposes it formed part of the Wales and Chester Circuit. When in 2007 it became part of the Northern Circuit for court administrative purposes post devolution,
240-586: Is so-called because of the circuits on which its judges travel, namely Dublin, Cork, Northern, Western, Eastern, South Western, South Eastern, and Midland, each of which are composed of a number of counties. The court consist of a President and thirty-seven judges. Although there is strictly speaking just one Circuit Court, a sitting of the Circuit Court in any particular location is referred to as name of town Circuit Court, e.g. Trim Circuit Court. The High Court also sits "on circuit" twice yearly, though this
270-908: The Cape Provincial Division and the Western Cape High Court , and commonly known as the Cape High Court ) is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Western Cape province of South Africa (except for the Murraysburg district which falls within the jurisdiction of the Eastern Cape Division ). The division, which sits at Cape Town , consists of 31 judges led by Acting Judge President Patricia Goliath , former Acting Constitutional Court Justice. The origins of
300-615: The Federal Circuit ). There are several other federal courts that bear the phrase "Court of Appeals" in their names, but they are not Article III courts and are not considered to sit in appellate circuits. The federal courts of appeals are intermediate courts, between the district courts (the federal trial courts ) and the Supreme Court. Smaller circuits, such as the Second Circuit and Third Circuit , are based at
330-616: The justices of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C. had the responsibility of "riding circuit" and personally hearing both appeals and trials in the circuit courts, in addition to their caseload back in the capital. This duty was reasonable when the United States consisted of the original Thirteen Colonies along the East Coast of the United States , but became increasingly onerous and impractical with
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#1732779653692360-771: The "Wales and Chester Circuit" continued to be the Circuit Bar. The Circuit Bars are represented on the Bar Council through the Circuit Leaders. In Ireland the Circuit Court is part of the Courts of First Instance , senior to the District Court but junior to the High Court (Ireland) . It was first established as the Circuit Court of Justice under the Courts of Justice Act 1924 and replaced
390-419: The 6th Western Cape Provincial Parliament List of members of the 5th Western Cape Provincial Parliament References [ edit ] ^ "Member Profiles | wcpp" . www.wcpp.gov.za . Retrieved 2024-08-08 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_members_of_the_7th_Western_Cape_Provincial_Parliament&oldid=1240197006 " Category : Members of
420-659: The Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division of the new Supreme Court of South Africa . Originally the Cape Division had jurisdiction over the whole of the Cape Province , although concurrently with the Eastern Cape ( Grahamstown ) and Griqualand West ( Kimberley ) Local Divisions in their areas of jurisdiction. However, in 1957 the Eastern Cape division was elevated to the status of a provincial division, and in 1969
450-580: The County Court on the civil side, and quarter sessions and recorder's courts on the criminal side, as well as some of the jurisdiction of the assizes . These are heard by a judge sitting alone. It also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from the District Court. Appeals from the court lie to the High Court on the civil side and the Court of Criminal Appeal on the criminal side. The Circuit Court
480-533: The English crown during the late 12th century and the 13th century. The development of the assize circuits was interrupted in 1305 by the appointment of justices of trailbaston by King Edward I . Under King Edward III , two statutes were enacted in 1328 and 1330 which restored the assize circuits and reorganized the counties of England into six circuits where assizes were supposed to be held thrice yearly (but were more often held twice each year). By 1337,
510-617: The Griqualand West division was similarly elevated, becoming the Northern Cape Division. Upon elevation these divisions became independent from the Cape Division. When the final Constitution of South Africa came into force in 1997, the Cape of Good Hope Division of the Supreme Court became a High Court. In 2003, in terms of the Interim Rationalisation of Jurisdiction of High Courts Act, 2001 ,
540-928: The Opposition Isaac Sileku Democratic Alliance Minister for Mobility Tertuis Simmers Democratic Alliance Minister for Infrastructure Donna Stephens Patriotic Alliance Beauty Stoffel African National Congress Benedicta van Minnen Democratic Alliance Leon van Wyk Democratic Alliance Thomas Walters Democratic Alliance Mireille Wenger Democratic Alliance Minister for Health and Wellness Dirk Wessels Democratic Alliance Alan Winde Democratic Alliance Premier Rachel Windvogel African National Congress See also [ edit ] List of members of
570-413: The United States circuit courts is now exercised by the United States district courts . Their appellate jurisdiction is now exercised by the United States courts of appeals , which were known as the United States circuit courts of appeals from their establishment in 1894 until 1947. The federal courts of appeals sit permanently in 13 appellate circuits (11 regional circuits as well as a DC Circuit and
600-792: The Western Cape Division lie in the Supreme Court of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope , which was established on 1 January 1828 as the highest court of the Cape Colony. It was created by the First Charter of Justice , letters patent issued by George IV on 24 August 1827. Upon the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, the Supreme Court of the Cape Colony was transformed by the South Africa Act 1909 into
630-615: The Western Cape Provincial Parliament Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Circuit court Circuit courts are court systems in several common law jurisdictions. It may refer to: The term "circuit court" is derived from the English custom of itinerant courts whose judges periodically travelled on pre-set paths - or circuits - to hear cases from different areas. The first formal circuits were defined in 1293, when
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#1732779653692660-484: The actual routes travelled by judges) have been thus replaced by judges regularly stationed at local courthouses, but in many areas, the legacy term remains in use. England and Wales is divided into six circuits for the purposes of the administration of justice: the Midland Circuit, North Eastern Circuit, Northern Circuit , South Eastern Circuit, Western Circuit, and the Wales and Chester Circuit. The system
690-721: The area of jurisdiction of the Cape High Court was modified to coincide with the boundaries of the Western Cape province. The Renaming of High Courts Act, 2008 renamed it to the "Western Cape High Court, Cape Town". In 2013, in the restructuring brought about by the Superior Courts Act , it became the Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. The Western Cape Division has a complement of 31 judges. Judges are addressed as "the Honourable Justice", or just "My Lord" or "My Lady". As of 2012
720-627: The circuit" in the sense of hearing oral arguments at multiple locations throughout their jurisdictions each year. Among the states with circuit-riding supreme courts are Alaska , California , Idaho , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Tennessee , and Washington . Courts serving certain areas particularly in Northern Canada , such as the Nunavut Court of Justice and courts serving northern Quebec , travel as circuit courts to hear cases in remote communities. Courts serving remote areas in
750-455: The circuits of England remained largely static for almost four centuries, until they were again reorganized during the 19th century. Twice each year, judges "literally rode each circuit," meaning that a pair of common law judges assigned to a circuit rode on horseback through all the county towns and several other important towns in each circuit and heard cases. On the American frontier ,
780-501: The country's rapid westward expansion during the 19th century, and was repealed by Congress with the enacting of the Judiciary Act of 1891 . The U.S. Supreme Court justices still retain vestiges of the days of riding circuit; each justice is designated to hear certain interlocutory appeals from specific circuits and can unilaterally decide them or refer them to the entire court. The court's customary summer recess originated as
810-576: The judges are: There are currently five vacant seats on the Bench. The rural districts of the Western Cape, outside of the Cape Town metropolitan area, are divided into circuits . Judges of the division travel the circuits at least twice a year. List of members of the 7th Western Cape Provincial Parliament This is a list of the current members of
840-2899: The seventh Western Cape Provincial Parliament , elected following the 2024 provincial election. Name Parliamentary group Office Reagen Allen Democratic Alliance Deputy Speaker Deidre Baartman Democratic Alliance Minister for Finance Ayana Bans African National Congress Chief Whip of the Official Opposition Memory Booysen Democratic Alliance Gillon Bosman Democratic Alliance Chief Whip Anton Bredell Democratic Alliance Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs, and Development Planning Galil Brinkhuis Al Jama-ah Dave Bryant Democratic Alliance Aishah Cassiem Economic Freedom Fighters Ferlon Christians African Christian Democratic Party Noel Constable Patriotic Alliance Brett Herron GOOD Duwayne Jacobs National Coloured Congress Peter Johnson Democratic Alliance Wendy Kaizer-Philander Democratic Alliance Fransie Kamfer African National Congress Pat Lekker African National Congress Thozama Lithakong Economic Freedom Fighters Jaco Londt Democratic Alliance Minister for Social Development Ricardo Mackenzie Democratic Alliance Minister for Cultural Affairs and Sport Grant Marais Freedom Front Plus Anroux Marais Democratic Alliance Minister for Police Oversight and Community Safety Noko Masipa Democratic Alliance David Maynier Democratic Alliance Minister for Education Nomafrench Mbombo Democratic Alliance Ivan Meyer Democratic Alliance Minister for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism Daylin Mitchell Democratic Alliance Speaker Benson Ngqentsu African National Congress Nomi Nkondlo African National Congress Bazil Petrus Patriotic Alliance Khalid Sayed African National Congress Leader of
870-606: The six assize circuits had stabilized: During the 1500s, two major changes occurred. Middlesex was removed from the Home Circuit and grouped with the adjacent City of London (which was never part of the circuits), and Oxfordshire and Berkshire were transferred from the Western Circuit to the Oxford Circuit. The Welsh county of Monmouthshire was also transferred into the Oxford Circuit. After that,
900-520: The time during which the justices would leave Washington and ride circuit (since dirt roads were more passable in the summer). Many U.S. states have state courts called "circuit courts." Most are trial courts of general , original jurisdiction . In Louisiana , the intermediate appellate courts are called the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal . There are five separate judicial circuits. In many states, such as Missouri ,
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