Senior judge - A federal judge who, after attaining the requisite age and length of judicial experience, takes senior status, thus creating a vacancy among a court's active judges. A senior judge retains the judicial office and may cut back his or her workload by as much as 75 percent, but many opt to keep a larger caseload.⏎
Testimony - Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.⏎
Sua sponte - Latin, meaning "of its own will." Often refers to a court taking an action in a case without being asked to do so by either side.⏎
Subpoena - A command, issued under a court's authority, to a witness to appear and give testimony.⏎
Unliquidated claim - A claim for which a specific value has not been determined.⏎