A per curiam decision (or opinion) is a ruling handed down by a court with multiple judges in which the decision was made by the court acting as a whole, as opposed to statements made by individual judges. The literal meaning of this legal term is "by the court". A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... A court is an official, public forum which a sovereign establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law. ...
(percuriam) (15 pp.) The judge did not err in refusing to grant plaintiff's motion to set aside the settlement agreement that was incorporated into the parties' divorce judgment, on the record, and after exhaustive questioning of the parties thereabout, also on the record.
(percuriam) (9 pp.) The record does not support defendant’s contention that she was under duress during settlement negotiations, trial and settlement due to the fact that plaintiff withheld procuring a “get” until all aspects of the divorce were resolved.
(percuriam) (3 pp.) The court rejects defendant's appeal of the order enforcing the parties' property settlement agreement, since he acknowledged the agreement in open court when questioned by counsel, and stated that he was satisfied with it, and that he had entered into it voluntarily.
A percuriam decision (or opinion) is a ruling handed down by a court with multiple judges in which the decision was made by the court acting as a whole, as opposed to statements made by individual judges.
Even when such signed opinions are unanimous, they are not termed "percuriam.""Percuriam" decisions are given that label by the Court itself and tend to be short.
Quinlin, 515 U.S. However, percuriam opinions are not necessarily unanimous and sometimes are accompanied by dissenting opinions.
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