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- Joint Administration
- the administration of the estates of closely related debtors for the purpose of convenience and the reduction of administrative costs. See consolidation of cases.
- Joint Case
- a bankruptcy proceeding involving an individual and the individual's spouse. (4)
- Joint Debtors
- See codebtors
- Joint petition
- One bankruptcy petition filed by a husband and wife together.
- Judge
- An official of the judicial branch with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts. Used generically, the term judge may also refer to all judicial officers, including Supreme Court justices.
- Judgeship
- The position of judge. By statute, Congress authorizes the number of judgeships for each district and appellate court.
- Judgment
- The official decision of a court finally resolving the dispute between the parties to the lawsuit.
- Judgment Lien
- a judicial lien arising on all the real property owned by the debtor in the county in which the judgment is docketed or recorded. In some states, a judgment recorded in UC filing records creates a judgment lien on the debtor's personal property.
- Judicial Lien
- Judicial Conference of the United States
- The policy-making entity for the federal court system. A 27-judge body whose presiding officer is the Chief Justice of the United States.
- a lien arising by virtue of a court order or judgment. A judicial lien may be a prejudgment writ of attachment or a post judgment writ of execution. Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code defines judicial lien. (6)
- Jurisdiction
- The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a certain type of case. It also is used as a synonym for venue, meaning the geographic area over which the court has territorial jurisdiction to decide cases.
- Jurisprudence
- The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
- Jury
- The group of persons selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact. See also grand jury.
- Jury instructions
- A judge's directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply.
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