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	+1 Ríkharður  [More info]  Anonymous wrote: It will depend on which country you're in. Sounds like you're in a local court; most likely dealing with a magistrate. District Court is for things like murder or GTA. "Your Honour" is the safest bet. "My Lord" is only appropriate in higher English courts; "Your Worship" is outmoded everywhere but South Africa. If you are a lawyer, then "sir" is unlikely to be acceptable when addressing any judge outside of the UK. Isn't common law fun?  The translation was to be sent to the UK (from a local court in Portugal), so would "sir" sound terribly wrong? The thing is I already sent the translation, but all things considered I perhaps should have put "Your Honour"... Ríkharður Joined on Tue, Nov 28 2006 Lisbon, Portugal New Member 05 Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit wenn man es wie seine Heilung sieht.

	+1 Feebs11  [More info] Address the judge directly as: "My Lord" or "My Lady" or indirectly as "Your Lordship" or "Your Ladyship".  When referring to real judges by name make sure you get their names correct. Smith J. in speech is: "Mr Justice Smith" or, if a woman, "Mrs Justice Smith". In speech "Smith J." or "Justice Smith" is wrong. If you know the name of the judge to whom you are writing, then you would address it to "Mr Justice ***" and the greeting on the letter would be "My Lord" This link is very comprehensive on the matter: http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about_judiciary/forms_of_address/index.htm Good luck! Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,006