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44-401: Newport Corporation may refer to: Newport City Council , of which Newport Corporation was a forerunner Newport Bus , also known as Newport Corporation Transport Newport Corporation (company) , a supplier of scientific equipment Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

88-403: A High Court Judge for a few weeks every year, but are not prepared to commit themselves to a permanent, full-time appointment. It was intended to act as a more formal system of appointment compared to the more ad hoc nature of the appointment of Deputy High Court Judges. Recorders are practitioners in private practice (in practice, senior counsel ) who are appointed by the chief executive on

132-749: A Labour life peer as part of Theresa May 's 2019 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours . She confirmed later that month that she would be stepping down as Leader of the Council, with a successor to be named. The Council announced in September 2019 that the city's Market Arcade would be closed due to anti-social behaviour, after the Council secured a Public Spaces Protection order to take effect daily from 8pm until 7am. The move came after complaints about city centre drug abuse, property damage, and noise. The Council has received £4m in Welsh Government funds to pursue

176-417: A footbridge replacement over Newport railway station, connecting Devon Place and Queensway. It is projected for completion in 2020. Recorder (judge) In the courts of England and Wales, the term recorder currently has two distinct meanings. The senior circuit judge of a borough or city is often awarded the title of "Honorary Recorder". However, "Recorder" is also used to denote a person who sits as

220-438: A lower-tier district with borough status . The reformed borough covered a larger area than the former county borough, covering the whole of two former districts and most of a third, which were abolished at the same time: The enlarged borough had an area of 46,976 acres (19,011 ha), and was governed by both Newport Borough Council and Gwent County Council . In 1996, another wave of local-government reorganisation reverted

264-511: A mayor and twelve aldermen who governed the borough and were responsible for law and order. They were assisted by a recorder and two bailiffs . This system of government lasted in essence until the town was reformed as a municipal borough in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 . This reconstituted the corporation as an elected borough council, comprising a mayor , aldermen and councillors . The Newport Borough Police

308-470: A part-time circuit judge. In England and Wales, originally a recorder was a certain magistrate or judge having criminal and civil jurisdiction within the corporation of a city or borough . Such incorporated bodies were given the right by the Crown to appoint a recorder. He was a person with legal knowledge appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the corporation to 'record' the proceedings of their courts and

352-626: A recorder is the same as that for High Court judge: that is, having practised for at least 10 years as a barrister , advocate , solicitor or judicial officer in Hong Kong or another common law jurisdiction. As of 1 April 2020, Recorders receive honoraria at a daily rate of HK$ 11,765. In some U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions, the Recorder's Court is a local court of limited jurisdiction, most often hearing misdemeanors , traffic violations, and other petty criminal offences. The Recorder of New York City

396-524: A set period, normally four years, although such appointments are renewable. Whilst the appointment of an honorary recorder has lain with the borough council since the Courts Act 1971 , in practice the resident judge is appointed as the honorary recorder. In a borough that is coincident with an ancient assize, the position is titular; that is, the resident judge is automatically entitled honorary recorder and continues to hold that title until their retirement from

440-451: A system of honorary recorderships which are filled by the most senior full-time circuit judges. At each Crown Court centre, a particular judge is appointed "resident judge", leads the team of judges who sit there and provides the essential link between the judiciary and the administration. In the larger city court centres, the resident judge is usually a senior circuit judge who is recruited and appointed specifically to that post. An exception

484-563: Is expected to sit as a judge for between three and six weeks a year. The Recorder of Dublin was the principal magistrate for the city of Dublin until the office was abolished in 1924. The judicial offices of Recorder of Belfast and Recorder of Derry still exist. There were also, prior to 1924, a Recorder of Cork and Recorders of Limerick (although this office seems to have lapsed about 1840), Youghal, Galway, Enniskillen, Carrickfergus , Kinsale , Dundalk, Waterford, Kilkenny, New Ross, Hillsborough, Cashel, Clonakilty and Clonmel. Given

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528-413: Is needed to find a replacement, and that an interim CEO will be in place for six to twelve months. The Council instructed the operators of new "pod" accommodation for homeless people in the city to take down the facilities August 2019 until they were subject to safety inspections and certification. In September 2019 the council were criticised for delays in arranging school transport for those attending

572-571: Is not a judge cannot sit as a judge in court or exercise any judicial functions. The procedure to be followed is that laid down by the Lord Chief Justice in his " Guidelines for the Appointment of Honorary Recorders ", which states that it has been the practice of most large city councils to appoint the resident judge to be honorary recorder of the city during his tenure of the office. Some new positions have been created since 1971, for example for

616-646: Is the Corporation of the City of London which still follows ancient customs as stated above. In the many smaller towns and cities where the resident judge is not a senior circuit judge, the position is different. The resident judge is deployed specifically to that post by the Lord Chief Justice (with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor) from the ranks of the circuit bench. They then hold office as resident judge for

660-521: Is the governing body for Newport , one of the principal areas of Wales . It consists of 51 councillors, who represent the city's 20 wards . The council is currently, and has historically been, held by the Labour Party . However from 2008 to 2012 the council was controlled jointly by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats due to there being no party with an overall majority. Between 1996 and 2002

704-591: The Borough of Redbridge . The appointment of an honorary recorder is made by the borough council concerned, and although it does not require the approval of a higher authority, the Lord Chief Justice has let it be known that he would be pleased if boroughs considering making such an appointment would first consult the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales. Due to the reorganisation of courts, especially where local government reorganisation has occurred at

748-639: The County Court or the Family Court . A recorder sitting in the Crown, County or Family Court is addressed as "Your Honour" (save in the Central Criminal Court (or Old Bailey) where all judges are addressed as " My Lord (or Lady) "). If appointed to do so under section 9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 , a recorder may sit as a part-time High Court judge . A recorder is paid a daily fee and

792-491: The Newport Rising of 1839. The Guardian suggested it was "not just budgets, but a collective cultural history that's under attack.". A spokesman for the council stated that the mural "has served to remind us of Newport’s past, but we must now focus on Newport’s future." Actor Michael Sheen helped to found a trust, to commission a new memorial, with £50,000 of funding provided by Newport City Council. A smaller replica of

836-470: The County Court, but in red and black. They were designed for the recorders of Manchester and Liverpool in 1956. The right to wear them in court was extended in the 1980s to the other senior circuit judges appointed as honorary recorders, but has not been extended to those who are not senior circuit judges. Accordingly, when sitting in court, honorary recorders who are not senior circuit judges continue to wear

880-459: The authority was known as Newport County Borough Council. Newport is an ancient mesne borough, occupying an important position on the Welsh Marches . The town grew up round the castle built early in the 12th century. Giraldus Cambrensis , writing in 1187, calls it Novus Burgus , probably to distinguish it from Caerleon , whose prosperity declined as that of Newport increased. The first lord

924-563: The burgesses the right of self-government and of a merchant gild. On the attainder of the Duke of Buckingham in 1483 the lordship lapsed to the crown, of whom it was held in the 16th and 17th centuries by the Pembrokes , and in the 19th by the Beauforts . The town was incorporated by Royal Charter of James I in 1623 and confirmed by Charles II in 1685. This created a corporation which consisted of

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968-661: The cases where the defendant pleaded "not guilty", the recorder sat with a jury. The only survival today of the historic office is the Recorder of London who is still appointed by the Court of Aldermen of the Corporation of the City of London and thereby becomes a member of that court. He is a senior circuit judge sitting at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey ). The ancient recorderships of England and Wales now form part of

1012-510: The council to its previous status of a self-governing county borough, taking over the functions of the abolished Gwent County Council in the area. In 2002 Newport was granted formal city status as part of a contest for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, in which one Welsh town was eligible to be awarded city status. The first election to the council following the Local Government Act 1972

1056-461: The customs of the borough or city. Such recordings were regarded as the highest evidence of fact. Typically, the appointment would be given to a senior and distinguished practitioner at the Bar, and it was, therefore, usually executed part-time only, by a person whose usual practice was as a barrister. It carried a great deal of prestige and power of patronage. The recorder of a borough was often entrusted by

1100-457: The independent Priory College South Wales at Coleg Gwent in Pontypool . The Council were reported in September 2019 as being involved in a new trial with Sustrans Cymru , aimed at improving safety outside city primary schools through use of temporary barriers, road and pavement painting, and temporary school crossings. In September 2019 the Council's then leader Debbie Wilcox was announced as

1144-420: The kingdom. He brought all weighty matters under the notice of the king, such as complaints, petitions , and wishes of subjects or foreigners. He also drew up papers for the king's guidance, and prepared drafts of the royal will for the scribes . All treaties came under his oversight, and he had the care of the national archives or records, to which, as royal historiographer , he added the current annals of

1188-426: The mayor and corporation to nominate its Members of Parliament , as was the case with the Recorder of Barnstaple , who in 1545 nominated the two MPs to represent the Borough of Barnstaple . Eventually the recorder became the judge who sat alone, without lay magistrates, in the quarter sessions held for each county borough, and for the larger boroughs which retained the right to hold their own quarter sessions . In

1232-651: The mural, in four panels, was unveiled on 4 November 2019, exactly 180 years since the Chartist uprising. It was created by Oliver Budd, son of the original mural's creator, Kenneth Budd . The panels are located on Cefn Road, Rogerstone , and include an information board telling the history of Chartism. It was announced in July 2019 that Council Chief Executive Will Godfrey would be resigning in early October after six years to take over at Bath and North East Somerset Council . The Council have stated that as of September 2019, more time

1276-484: The normal robes of a circuit judge sitting in the Crown Court. In addition, honorary recorders who are also senior circuit judges are addressed in court as "My Lord/Lady" (as for a High Court Judge) instead of "Your Honour" (as for other circuit judges, including senior circuit judges who are not honorary recorders). In the law reports and in court lists an honorary recorder is usually styled "The Recorder of X". Since 1971

1320-443: The post. In the case where the resident judge is a fixed-term appointment, it is expected that the city or borough council will appoint them as honorary recorder for the duration of their tenure as resident judge. Boroughs which had a power by charter to appoint a recorder before 1971, but which had no quarter sessions, have a preserved right to appoint anyone, including non-lawyers, as an honorary recorder, but an honorary recorder who

1364-405: The published court lists. This should not be done, however, when the judge is sitting in the Crown Court in another city or town, whether or not that city or town has an honorary recorder of its own. Honorary recorders who are also senior circuit judges are authorised by the Lord Chief Justice to wear red robes when sitting in court. These robes are based on the design of the robes worn by judges of

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1408-602: The recommendation of the Lord Chancellor. Since 2006 the Lord Chancellor's recommendations are based upon an independent appointments process by the Judicial Appointments Commission . Eligibility is restricted to barristers , solicitors or Chartered Legal Executives of at least seven years' standing. A recorder, when acting as such, has all the powers of a circuit judge and may sit in the Crown Court ,

1452-547: The recommendation of the independent Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission (JORC). The appointment is for a fixed term of a few years, during which the practitioner sits as a recorder hearing cases in the Court of First Instance of the High Court for a few weeks in a year. Recorders may exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a full-time judge of the Court of First Instance. The qualification for appointment as

1496-408: The same name. Each community can have an elected council. The following table lists city council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*': In October 2013, the controversial demolition of a 35-metre long Chartist Mural reached national attention. The 35-year-old mural commemorated Newport's Chartist history, specifically

1540-563: The same time, some titles bestowed by one council may be held by the senior resident judge sitting in another borough; a prominent example is the Recorder of the City of Westminster who presides at the Crown Court situated in the London Borough of Southwark . The protocol of the use of the title is that it is customary for an honorary recorder, when sitting in the Crown Court in the city or town where he holds that office, to be described as such in

1584-542: The small population of some of these towns, the Recordership, which was often a right guaranteed to the townspeople by royal charter , was in several cases, such as Kinsale and Clonakilty, a part-time office. Hong Kong operates a system of appointing part-time recorders similar to that in England and Wales. The recordership scheme was introduced in Hong Kong in 1994 to encourage experienced practitioners who are willing to sit as

1628-399: The term "recorder" has also been used for a part-time judicial appointment in England and Wales, providing part-time experience in judicial office. The part-time appointees were initially designated "Assistant Recorder", with a view to promotion to full "recorder". Appointments are no longer made to the position of Assistant Recorder. Appointments are made by the Crown by Royal Warrant , on

1672-537: The title Newport Corporation . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newport_Corporation&oldid=980030097 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Newport City Council Newport City Council ( Welsh : Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd )

1716-520: Was 5 May 2022 . In March 2017 a new political party, the Newport Independents Party , was formed to field candidates in the May 2017 election . It won four seats. Party with the most elected councillors in bold. Coalition agreements in notes column. The city is divided into 21 wards, since May 2022 electing 51 councillors. Most of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of

1760-548: Was Robert Fitzhamon , who died in 1107, and from him the lordship passed to the Earls of Gloucester and Stafford and the Dukes of Buckingham . Hugh le Despenser , who held the lordship for a short time, obtained in 1323 a charter of liberties for the burgesses , granting them freedom from toll throughout England, Ireland and Aquitaine. Hugh, Earl of Stafford granted a further charter in 1385, confirmed by his grandson in 1427, which gave

1804-518: Was also formed in 1836. In 1934 the borough was enlarged by taking in parts of the surrounding parishes of St Woolos, Christchurch , Malpas and Bettws. When elected county councils were established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 , Newport was included in the administrative county of Monmouthshire , being governed by Monmouthshire County Council , which chose to base itself in Newport. Just over two years later, on 7 November 1891, Newport

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1848-455: Was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until the reforms under that act took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties: Lower-tier borough County borough The leaders of the council since 2004 have been: As of 5 May 2022: Re-elected councillors in bold : Party with majority control in bold Elections take place every five years. The last election

1892-403: Was one of the first places to become a county borough (other than those which had been created directly by the 1888 act), making it administratively independent from Monmouthshire County Council. The new Newport Civic Centre , designed by architect Thomas Cecil Howitt , was completed in 1964. Further local government reorganisation in 1974 saw the abolition of county boroughs. Newport became

1936-483: Was one of the judges of the Court of General Sessions (the local court of general jurisdiction on criminal cases) and presided over most murder trials in New York City . Historically, the City of Detroit , Michigan had a Recorder's Court , which has now been subsumed as 36th District Court and part of Wayne County Circuit Court . In the biblical Kingdom of Israel , the recorder was the chancellor or vizier of

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