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Legal Terms - Common Serjeant
The title of the Central Criminal Court's second-highest ranking *circuit judge. It was once a historic office of the City of London, dating back to 1291 according to its archives. From the 13th or 14th century until the King's Counsel assumed precedence in the 17th century, serjeants-at-law were the highest ranking position at the English Bar. In common law courts, judges were chosen from among the serjeants until 1873; the order of serjeants was disbanded in 1877.
The title of the Central Criminal Court's second-highest ranking *circuit judge. It was once a historic office of the City of London, dating back to 1291 according to its archives. From the 13th or 14th century until the King's Counsel assumed precedence in the 17th century, serjeants-at-law were the highest ranking position at the English Bar. In common law courts, judges were chosen from among the serjeants until 1873; the order of serjeants was disbanded in 1877.
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