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Quorum Non Judice (Coram Non Judice in Public Law)
Constitutional & Public Law Doctrines
Definition
An administrative or constitutional proceeding conducted by a body lacking the legally mandated minimum number of members (quorum) or lacking competent statutory appointment, rendering all outcomes void.
Example
A three-member administrative tribunal holds a disciplinary hearing with only one member present despite the parent statute mandating a minimum quorum of two; the resulting dismissal order is void for being coram non judice.