Legal Definitions - sitting

Definition: A sitting refers to a court session, particularly an appellate court session. There are different types of sittings:

• En banc sitting: A court session where all judges or a quorum of judges participate.
• In camera sitting: A court session conducted by a judge in chambers or elsewhere outside the courtroom.

Examples:

• During the en banc sitting, all the judges of the appellate court participated in the session to hear the appeal.
• The judge conducted an in camera sitting to discuss sensitive information that could not be discussed in open court.

These examples illustrate how the term "sitting" is used in the context of court sessions. The first example shows the use of an en banc sitting, where all judges or a quorum of judges participate in the session. The second example shows the use of an in camera sitting, where the judge conducts the session outside the courtroom to discuss sensitive information.