Comparative law notes
In Brazil, decisions issued by a court of first instance (trial court) are usually issued by a single judge rather than by a panel of judges. This single judge is called "juiz monocrático" or "juiz singular".
There are multiple definitions - click on the translation that matches your context.
- juízo de primeira instância
- juízo singular
- juiz singular
- primeira instância
- juiz monocrático
- juízo monocrático
- vara
trial court means:
- trial court
- court of first instance
- single judge
- trial judge
juiz monocrático means:
juiz monocrático
substantivo
partial
trial court
noun
Definitions of trial court
the court at which a case is first tried
The trial court ruled that the letters were not material and 'would not have changed the outcome of the trial.'