chambers - Legal English Dictionary
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chambers

a judge's private office Following a hearing in chambers, Justice Booth refused to order the children's return to the State of Victoria.

Other

  • barristers' chambers

Phrase Bank

  • The senior judge did not have designated chambers.
  • The judge also presided over a defendant's marriage in his chambers.
  • An in-chambers conference was held concerning counsel's remarks.
  • He was excluded from the private in-chambers hearing.
  • The juror was summoned to chambers by Judge Kay.
  • He had contacted 30 barristers' chambers, but none would take the case on.
  • judges' chambers

Additional Notes

  • This term is always plural even if the judge has only one room.