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Chief Judge is a title that can refer to the highest-ranking judge of a court that has more than one judge. The meaning and usage of the term vary from one court system to another. While the term "Chief Judge" is used in some courts, other courts use terms such as "Chief Justice," "Presiding Judge," "President Judge," or "Administrative Judge."
In the United States courts of appeals, the Chief Judge has certain administrative responsibilities and presides over en banc sessions of the court and meetings of the Judicial Council. The Chief Judge remains an active judge of the court hearing and deciding cases, but at his or her option may elect to take on a reduced caseload to provide time to perform administrative responsibilities.
In order to qualify for the office of Chief Judge, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as Chief Judge. A vacancy in the office of Chief Judge is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The Chief Judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. Unlike the Chief Justice of the United States, a Chief Judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion. See 28 U.S.C. § 45.
Actors: Gideon Emery (actor), Anthony Fridjohn (actor), Marcel van Heerden (actor), Nicky Rebello (actor), Greg Melvill-Smith (actor), Douglas Bristow (actor), Ben Kruger (actor), Zane Meas (actor), Jurgen Hellberg (actor), Lizz Meiring (actress), Emgee Pretorius (actor), Jocelyn Broderick (actress), Jakkie Groenewald (actor), Ramalao Makhene (actor), Felix Meyburgh Jr. (editor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,Actors: Don Warrington (actor), Steven O'Donnell (actor), Kate Dain (producer), Fiona Chilcott (costume designer), Rob Green (writer), Rob Green (director), Tanya Myers (actress), Clive Perrott (actor), Michael Hewer (composer), Sarah Lane (miscellaneous crew), Tina Hetherington (editor), Sarah Carr (producer),
Genres: Short,Actors: Ronald Fraser (actor), Alan Bennett (actor), James Villiers (actor), Michael Gambon (actor), Vanessa Redgrave (actress), Colin Towns (composer), Simon Williams (actor), Rik Mayall (actor), Bill Oddie (actor), Michael Palin (actor), Peter Cellier (actor), Enn Reitel (actor), Windsor Davies (actor), Adrian Scarborough (actor), Kate Robbins (actress),
Genres: Animation, Family,Actors: John Welsman (composer), John Dunsworth (actor), Tom McCamus (actor), Richard Donat (actor), Jeremy Akerman (actor), Ellis Williams (actor), Maggie Thomas (miscellaneous crew), Barry Cowling (producer), James B. Douglas (actor), Gary Swim (miscellaneous crew), Peter Flemming (actor), Allan Royal (actor), Diane D'Aquila (actress), Joanne D'Antonio (editor), William Colgate (actor),
Plot: Shot on location in Nova Scotia, the film relates the true story of a remarkable woman, whose husband, a patriot leader, was kidnapped from their home by a band of Tories -- Americans loyal to the King of England. Left to fend for herself and their children as she sought her husband's release, Mary Silliman's story presents the War for Independence in a way that is fresh and engaging to a modern audience. Mary Silliman's War was produced by Heritage Films, under the auspices of The Institute for Early American History in Colonial Williamsburg, VA. It is based on the biography by Richard and Joy Day Buel, The Way of Duty (Norton, 1984).
Keywords: 1770s, american-history, american-revolution, award-winning, based-on-true-story, colonial, historical, independence, kidnapping, nova-scotiaActors: Anthony Andrews (actor), Christopher Reeve (actor), Michael Palin (actor), Hal Linden (actor), George Lazenby (actor), Tom Jones (actor), Meat Loaf (actor), Kevin Kline (actor), Ben Cross (actor), Michael Brandon (actor), Rowan Atkinson (actor), Gary Lineker (actor), John Cleese (actor), Cliff Richard (actor), Griff Rhys Jones (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Family, Game-Show,Actors: Rupert Everett (actor), Anna Massey (actress), Cary Elwes (actor), Gerry Hambling (editor), Arthur Howard (actor), Colin Firth (actor), Geoffrey Bateman (actor), Penny Rose (costume designer), Nicholas Rowe (actor), Llewellyn Rees (actor), Guy Henry (actor), Maggie Phelan (miscellaneous crew), Jeffry Wickham (actor), Christopher Milburn (actor), Betsy Brantley (actress),
Plot: Based on the award winning play by Julian Mitchell, the film explores the effect of Public School life in the 1930's on Guy Bennett as his homosexuality and unwillingness to "play the game" turns him eastwards towards communist Russia.
Keywords: 1930s, 1980s, based-on-play, bath, bathtub, beating, binoculars, blackmail, boarding-school, boatActors: Norbert Weisser (actor), Peter Guber (producer), Michael Ensign (actor), Paul L. Smith (actor), Zannino (actor), Randy Quaid (actor), Gigi Ballista (actor), Mihalis Giannatos (actor), Bo Hopkins (actor), John Hurt (actor), Peter Jeffrey (actor), Franco Diogene (actor), Paolo Bonacelli (actor), Alan Parker (actor), David Puttnam (producer),
Plot: On October 6, 1970 while boarding an international flight out of Istanbul Airport, American 'Billy Hayes (I)' (qv) is caught attempting to smuggle 2 kilos of hashish out of the country, the drugs strapped to his body. He is told that he will be released if he cooperates with the authorities in identifying the person who actually sold him the hash. Billy's troubles really begin when after that assistance, he makes a run for it and is recaptured. He is initially sentenced to just over four years for possession, with no time for the more harsh crime of smuggling. The prison environment is inhospitable in every sense, with a sadistic prison guard named Hamidou ruling the prison, he who relishes the mental and physical torture he inflicts on the prisoners for whatever reason. Told to trust no one, Billy does befriend a few of the other inmates, namely fellow American Jimmy Booth (in for stealing two candlesticks from a mosque), a Swede named Erich, and one of the senior prisoners having already served seven years, an Englishman named Max, the latter two also in for hash related charges. One prisoner not befriended is Rifki, who wields power in the prison as the unofficial eyes and ears for the guards. As Billy, his family and his girlfriend Susan attempt through legal and diplomatic channels for Billy's release, Max tells him that the only way out is to "catch the midnight express" aka escape, which is what Jimmy is continually trying to do. When Billy's situation changes, he becomes more desperate in every sense of the word. It seems as if Billy has only two options: to let the prison ultimately figuratively then literally kill him, or to somehow regain control of his life through whatever means available.
Keywords: 1970s, accidental-killing, actual-animal-killed, airplane, airport, airport-security, american-consulate, anger, animal-cruelty, ankara-turkeyActors: Toshio Kurosawa (actor), Hideji Ôtaki (actor), Masaru Satô (composer), Masao Shimizu (actor), Masami Shimojô (actor), Osamu Takizawa (actor), Akira Yamauchi (actor), Yoshihiro Ishimatsu (writer), Masakane Yonekura (actor), Yôko Minakaze (actress), Fumio Tanaka (producer), Takao Ito (actor), Fujio Nagahama (actor), Kunihiko Yamamoto (actor), Shôgen Nitta (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery,Actors: Mitsugu Ôkura (producer), Yôichi Numata (actor), Nobuo Nakagawa (director), Hiroshi Hayashi (actor), Teizô Matsumura (composer), Masao Takamatsu (actor), Katsuko Wakasugi (actress), Fumiko Miyata (actress), Sôzaburô Kikuchi (actor), Akemi Nishi (actress), Yoshiko Katô (actress), Kiyoko Tsuji (actress), Takashi Wada (actor), Kotaro Sugiyama (actor), Sakutarô Yamakawa (actor),
Genres: Thriller,