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What does puisne mean?

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Adjective
  1. (law) Inferior in rank. A puisne justice of a court is a judge other than the chief justice.
  2. (obsolete) Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent.
  3. (obsolete) Puny; petty; unskilled.
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As a puisne judge I am entitled to disagree with what my colleagues have said, although I would prefer to follow them if I can.
However, all had memberships that included lay persons, and almost all included puisne judges and lawyers.
Another part of it is providing an expatriate puisne judge, and it is important for the justice system that judges of an appropriate standard are appointed there.
Uniquely among Council committees, the Judges Computer Advisory Committee draws most of its members from the ranks of puisne judges.
Better ways were needed to explain the Council's mandate and process for complaints to puisne judges.
The Supreme Court is constituted by a judge, the Chief Justice or one of several puisne judges, with or without assessors.

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