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Judex is a Latin word that means a person who is appointed by a magistrate to hear and decide a case. In ancient Rome, a judex was chosen from a panel of qualified people of standing, but later became a magistrate himself. A judex can also refer to a judge in modern times. There are different types of judex, such as a judge to whom an appeal is taken, a delegated judge under cognitio extraordinaria, and a judge having jurisdiction in his own right rather than by delegated authority. In criminal cases, the judex quaestionis is the chairman of the jury, either a praetor or a magistrate of lower rank.
Definition: Judex (joo-deks) is a Latin term that has multiple meanings:
There are also specific types of judex:
For example, a judex ad quem is a judge to whom an appeal is taken in civil law. If a person is unhappy with the decision made by a lower court, they can appeal to a higher court and have their case heard by a judex ad quem. Similarly, a judex specialis is a type of judex who is an inferior or deputy judge under cognitio extraordinaria. This means that they are appointed to hear specific types of cases, such as petty cases in the case of a judex pedaneus.