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Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. Justices of the peace are appointed or elected from the citizens of the jurisdiction in which they serve, and are (or were) usually not required to have a formal legal education in order to qualify for the office. Some jurisdictions have varying forms of training for JPs (for example Queensland and Victoria, Australia, and the United Kingdom).
"No justice. No peace."
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The Road to Peace and Justice
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Justices seek justice, not peace*
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"If you want peace, work for justice." --Paul VI
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Justice of the peace convicted of misconduct
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Ouster Sought for Justice of the Peace
It’s not every day that a governor and a U.S. senator call for the removal of a state justice of the peace, but that’s the latest news in an episode involving a Louisiana justice of the peace’s refusal to perform an interracial marriage...
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