Chief Justice of Hungary

Not to be confused with the Judge royal.
Chief Justice of the
Kingdom of Hungary
ResidenceBuda (1514–1536; 1784–1867)
Pressburg (1536–1784)
AppointerKing of Hungary
PrecursorSecret Chancellor
Formation15th century (1464)
First holderJanus Pannonius
Final holderIstván Melczer
Abolished1867
SuccessionPresident of the Curia Regia
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The chief justice[1][2][3] (Hungarian: királyi személynök,[4] Latin: personalis praesentiae regiae in judiciis locumtenens,[5] German: Königliche Personalis)[1] was the personal legal representative of the king of Hungary, who issued decrees of judicial character on behalf of the monarch authenticated with the royal seal, performed national notarial activities and played an important role in the organisation of lawyers training. Later the chief justice was the head of the Royal Court of Justice (Hungarian: Királyi Ítélőtábla, Latin: Tabula Regia Iudiciaria) and the Tribunal of the Chief Justice (Hungarian: személynöki szék, Latin: sedes personalitia), the highest legal forum of civil cases.

  1. ^ a b Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 147.
  2. ^ Szende 1999, p. 448.
  3. ^ Gergely 2000, pp. 133–134.
  4. ^ Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 107.
  5. ^ Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 29.