coram judice

[ kawr-am joo-di-see, kohr-am ]
/ ˈkɔr æm ˈdʒu dɪˌsi, ˈkoʊr æm /

adverb Law.

before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).

Origin of coram judice

1600–10; < Latin: in the presence of a judge