Justice of the Peace

• Justices of the peace

• South Mountain Justice of the Peace Cody Williams Reprimanded

The state commission that enforces judicial conduct has reprimanded Justice of the Peace Cody Williams on grounds he is consistently absent from his $101,500-a-year job and he created an appearance of impropriety when he didn't transfer a personal speeding ticket to another judge. Williams, who presides over the South Mountain precinct, is fighting the Aug. 19 decision by the Commission on Judicial Conduct, which has yet to make the sanction public.

• Arizona Capitol Times
• October 25, 2010

• The Colombian Law of Justice and Peace: One Step Further From Peace and One Step Closer to Impunity?

I The State of Affairs in Colombia: Amnesty, Impunity, and Governmental Efforts to Regain Control - II Colombia's History: A Violent Past, ongoing Carnage, and Hope for the Future? - A Colombia's Political Violence: "La Violencia" and its Sordid Repercussions - B Colombia's Political Violence: The End of "La Violencia" and the Rise to Power of the Vehement Non-State Actors - III The Law Of Justice And Peace: A Precarious Balance Between Impunity and Upholding Legal Responsibility Under International Standards - A The Legal Framework Before the Enactment of the Law of Justice and Peace - B The American Convention on Human Rights and its Significance - C The Inter-American Court of Human Rights: A Few "Open Doors" - 1 The Masacre de Mapiripán Case - 2 The Barrios Alto Case -...

• Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems
• Nbr. 16-1, October 2006

• The Failure of Justice Reform in Afghanistan: Implications for Peace and Stability

President Karzai draws much of his support from the Pashtun belt in the south; given that the war is most pronounced in the south, it was not surprising to find widespread election fraud or high rates of intimidation leading to low voter turnout. Many Afghans, human rights groups, and external actors acknowledge that the circumstances surrounding the elections have dealt a great disservice to the state-building process, democratization, and the human rights movement across Afghanistan.

• The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
• Vol. 34 Nbr. 1, January 2010

• Mayors' Courts; Justice of the Peace Courts

• Louisiana Constitution

• Interview with Quentin Tolby, Retired Justice of the Peace with Manistee Court in Glendale

Quentin Tolby, a veteran justice of the peace with the Manistee Court in Glendale, has stepped down after 14 years, trading in his role for that of an administrator for Maricopa County's 23 Justice Courts. He's not just a former J.P. The adjective "former" also precedes titles such as mayor of Glendale, Glendale councilman, farmer, U.S. Air Force pilot and industrial machinery-selling businessman.

• Arizona Capitol Times
• September 07, 2006

• Earnest Simes, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Justice of the Peace of Phillips County, Arkansas, Plaintiff-Appellant, Geraldine Davis, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Justice of the Peace of Phillips County, Arkansas; Joseph Dean, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Justice of the Peace of Phillips County, Arkansas; Clausey Myton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Justice of the Peace of Phillips County, Arkansas; Arlanda Jacobs, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Justice of the Peace of Phillips County, Arkansas, Appellants, v. Mike Huckabee, Governor of the State of Arkansas; Phillips County, Arkansas; Don Gentry, County Judge of Phillips County and Representative of all Arkansas County Judges as a Class of Defendants; Randall Williams, Honorable, Special Appointed Judge for the First Judicial District in the State of Arkansas; Helena-West Helena-Phillips County Port Authority; Dick Barclay, Director of Finance & Administration; Jimmie Lou Fis..., 354 F.3d 823 (8th Cir. 2004)

James F. Valley, argued, Helena, AR, for appellant. Timothy Gauge, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee. Before BYE, HANSEN, and RILEY, Circuit Judg...

• Federal Circuits

• Justice of the Peace Denies Marriage License to Interracial Pair

NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.

• Charleston Gazette
• October 16, 2009

• Justice of the Peace

A judicial officer with limited power whose duties may include hearing cases that involve civil controversies, conserving the peac...

• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• Jap–Ma

• Division of counties into precincts; election of constable and justice of the peace; county commissioners and county commissioners court

• Texas Constitution

• Longtime Justice of the Peace Dies at 97

LOMA LINDA - Van E. Unger, who served 30 years as justice of the peace in Loma Linda, died of a heart attack Oct. 22 in Loma Linda. He was 97. Unger, a longtime leader in community and church activities, won his first election by only four votes, but later ran unopposed until he decided to retire in 1976.

• Redlands Daily Facts
• November 03, 2006