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Puisne judge
A
puisne judge
or
puisne justice
(; French:
puisné
or
puîné
, "junior") is a regular member of a court other than the court's chief judge or chief justice, or any
ex officio
member of the court (e.g. the
Chancellor of the High Court
with respect to the
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
). The term is used almost exclusively in
common law
jurisdictions such as the
jurisdiction of England and Wales
within the
United Kingdom
,
Australia
, including its states and territories;
Canada
, including its provinces and territories;
India
and its constituent states; the British possession of
Gibraltar
;
Kenya
;
Sri Lanka
; and
Hong Kong
.
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