How to address a Judge?

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Anonymous  #302683  Mon, 11 Dec 06 05:46 AM

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? 

  
Ríkharður  #302972  Tue, 12 Dec 06 04:19 AM
 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"...

  
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Feebs11  #303224  Tue, 12 Dec 06 09:41 PM
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

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Anonymous  #322607  Wed, 31 Jan 07 10:13 PM
Hi,
are you Argentinean?
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Anonymous  #439664  Tue, 06 Nov 07 11:08 PM

High Court/court of appeal/house of lords - my lord / my lady (your lordship for you)

crown court - your honour

circuit judges - sir or madam

magistrates - your worship or sir/madam

tribunal chairman - sir or madam

master of the high court - master

  
Anonymous  #511677  Fri, 09 May 08 03:30 PM

Hi,

In the English Court system, it is: 'Your Honour' or 'My Lord'

  
Feebs11  #511767  Fri, 09 May 08 08:51 PM
 Depends on which court you are being tried in.
  
Anonymous  #523853  Fri, 06 Jun 08 05:08 PM
Wrong.  They do not like to use my Lord or My Lady in Canada.

 

http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/pe/address3_e.cfm 

  
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