Petition regarding judicial tenure and the petitioners' role in criminal trials
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- Name
- Petition regarding judicial tenure and the petitioners' role in criminal trials
- Description
- This is a petition from an unidentified group (referred to as 'your Petitioners') addressed to the House of Keys concerning their role in criminal justice proceedings. The petitioners express concerns about judicial tenure, the security of office for judges, and their own position as participants in the criminal court. They reference their service since 1765 and express grievances about perceived wrongs and insults to their authority.
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Related To
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_143506-2.md
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- Type
- Petition
- Audience
- The House of Keys (Honorable House)
- Provenance
- This is page 13 of a larger document; the text is incomplete and continues beyond this excerpt.
- Language
- English