Compare tenancy in common . Elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law. A judge pro tem is a temporary or visiting judge. Default judgment is judgment rendered because of defendant fails to answer or appear. Summary judgment is judgment entered when there is no dispute as to the facts of a case, and one party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
Consent judgment occurs when a judge sanctions an agreement reached between parties.
See also declaratory judgment and non obstante veredicto . C.S., Pennsylvania's Judicial Code. Relating to law, judicial proceedings and administration of justice. Juris Doctor Doctor of Law. Law degree bestowed on those who have successfully graduated from law school.