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===== High Court of Delegates, England ===== | ===== High Court of Delegates, England ===== | ||
The High Court of Delegates is the name of a court established by law during the reign of Henry VIII. No permanent judges were appointed, but in every case of appeal a special commission usually appointed three judges to hear the case. | The High Court of Delegates is the name of a court established by law during the reign of Henry VIII. No permanent judges were appointed, but in every case of appeal a special commission usually appointed three judges to hear the case. It heard final appeals from the Court of Arches until 1832. It was formerly the great court of appeal in all ecclesiastical cases. | ||
===== High court of errors and appeals, Delaware ===== | ===== High court of errors and appeals, Delaware ===== | ||