Article 8 Judicial Department

The authority to interpret the law is vested in the judicial branch of the government

The adjudicators power or duty of courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights

To settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable

To pass upon the validity or constitutionality of the laws of the state and the acts of the other departments of the government

It includes the incidental powers necessary to the effective discharge of the judicial functions such as the power to punish persons adjudged in contempt of

In the sense of being a creation of the constitution

In the sense they are creation of law They are referred to the lower courts in the constitution, meaning courts below that of the Supreme Court

Defined as the authority whereby a court can render a valid judgement.

When it is empowered to decide all disputes which may come before it except those assigned to other court

When it has authority to hear and determine only a few specified cases

When it can try and decide a case presented for the first time

When it can take a case already heard and decide by a lower court removed from the latter by appeal

When it can try and decide a case which cannot be presented before any other court

That which exist for the punishment of crime

That which exist when the subject matter is not of a criminal nature

How many members are there in the Supreme Court

An order from a superior court requiring a lower court or a board or officer exercising judicial functions to transmit the records of a case to the higher court for review

A writ by a superior court commanding a lower court or a corporation, board or person acting without or in exess of its or his jurisdiction, or with abuse of discretion

A writ issued by a Supreme Court commanding a lower court or a corporation to perform certain act which it is or his duty to do

An action by the government to recover an office or Fran his from an individual or corporation usurping or unlawfully holding it

The power of courts to test the validity of executive and legislative acts if same are in accordance with the constitution

The judgment rendered by a court of justice or other competent tribunal after the presentation of the respective positions of the parties in an ordinary or criminal case or upon a stipulation of facts upon which apthe disposition of the case is based