Article Nº 1948 Office or position Vol. II · p. 375
Elected judges
Original title: Juízes Eleitos
Short entry on the elected parish judges (juízes eleitos), who performed functions similar to the pedaneous judges of the absolutist regime. They were created by the Judicial Reform of 1837 and abolished by the law of 16 April 1874.
They existed in the parishes and performed functions similar to those of the pedaneous judges (juízes pedâneos) of the absolutist regime. They were created by the Judicial Reform of 1837 and abolished by the law of 16 April 1874. Permanent judges (juízes efectivos) had existed under the Constitution of 1822.