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A judge's chambers - often just called his or her chambers - is the office of a judge
Judge

A judge, or arbiter of justice, is a lead official who presides over a court of law,which is operated by the local, state, and/or federal government....
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Chambers may also refer to the type of courtroom
Courtroom

A courtroom is the actual enclosed space in which a judge regularly holds court.The schedule of official court proceedings is called a docket; the term is also synonymous with a court's caseload as a whole....
 where motions related to matter of procedure are heard.

he United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, chambers may refer to the room
Room

Room may refer to:* Room, any separated space or chamber within a structure**Room number**Classroom, a place to teach lessons*A discussion room, or Internet Forum, on the Internet...
s used by a barrister
Barrister

A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions that employ a split profession in relation to legal representation. In split professions, the other type of lawyer is the solicitor....
 or to an association of barristers, especially in the Inns of Court
Inns of Court

The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations to one of which every Barristers in England and Wales must belong. They have supervisory and disciplinary functions over their members....
. Barristers are not employed in a law firm but associate fraternally with each other, sharing the burden of costs, in a set of chambers.






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A judge's chambers - often just called his or her chambers - is the office of a judge
Judge

A judge, or arbiter of justice, is a lead official who presides over a court of law,which is operated by the local, state, and/or federal government....
.

Chambers may also refer to the type of courtroom
Courtroom

A courtroom is the actual enclosed space in which a judge regularly holds court.The schedule of official court proceedings is called a docket; the term is also synonymous with a court's caseload as a whole....
 where motions related to matter of procedure are heard.

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, chambers may refer to the room
Room

Room may refer to:* Room, any separated space or chamber within a structure**Room number**Classroom, a place to teach lessons*A discussion room, or Internet Forum, on the Internet...
s used by a barrister
Barrister

A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions that employ a split profession in relation to legal representation. In split professions, the other type of lawyer is the solicitor....
 or to an association of barristers, especially in the Inns of Court
Inns of Court

The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations to one of which every Barristers in England and Wales must belong. They have supervisory and disciplinary functions over their members....
. Barristers are not employed in a law firm but associate fraternally with each other, sharing the burden of costs, in a set of chambers. They are legally considered to each be self-employed. Chambers are administered by barristers' clerk
Barristers' clerk

A barristers' clerk is a manager and administrator in a set of barristers' chambers. The term originates in England, and is also used in some other common law jurisdictions, such as Law of Australia....
s who receive cases from solicitors and agree matters such as fees on behalf of their employers; they then provide case details to the barristers. There are chambers all over the UK, however the largest concentration of them is in London.