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unusual facts about court of first instance



Beekman Winthrop

A descendant of both John Winthrop, first Governor of Massachusetts, and John Winthrop, the Younger, first Governor of Connecticut, within four years after graduating he became first a personal secretary to (future President) William Howard Taft while he was Governor-General of the Philippines, and later was appointed as a judge in the Court of First Instance in the Philippines.

Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

The High Court is a court of first instance with general original jurisdiction, hearing the most important cases in civil law and criminal law (in the latter case sitting as the Central Criminal Court).


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Adel Abdel-Hamid

He worked in prosecution until appointed a judge at Giza Court of First Instance in July 1973.

Arthur F. Odlin

From 1901 to 1904, Odlin was a judge of the Court of First Instance in Manila in the then-U.S. controlled Philippine Islands, reportedly the first court to be created in the Philippines under U.S. rule.

Dungkhag Court

The Dungkhag Court (sub-district court) is the court of first instance of the Royal Court of Justice in 6 of the 20 Dzongkhags of Bhutan which have Dungkhag administrative divisions; in the remaining 14 Dzongkhags, the Dzongkhag Court is the court of first instance.

Ina Rama

After graduating in law at the Law Faculty of the University of Tirana, Ina Rama began her career as assistant judge at the Court of First Instance, Durrës (1996-1999).