De officio adsessorum
(Concerning the Office of Assessors.)
1 Paulus libro singulari de officio adsessorum. Omne officium adsessoris, quo iuris studiosi partibus suis funguntur, in his fere causis constat: in cognitionibus postulationibus libellis edictis decretis epistulis.
1 Paulus, On the Duties of Assessor. The entire office of assessor in which those learned in the law discharge their duties, embraces, for the most part, the following cases: Judicial inquiries, motions, statements of causes of action, edicts, decrees, and epistles.
2 Marcianus libro primo de iudiciis publicis. Liberti adsidere possunt. infames autem licet non prohibeantur legibus adsidere, attamen arbitror, ut aliquo quoque decreto principali refertur constitutum, non posse officio adsessoris fungi.
2 Marcianus, On Criminal Trials, Book I. Freedmen can act as assessors, and although persons who are infamous are not prohibited by law from doing so, still, I am of the opinion that they cannot perform the duties of an assessor; and, indeed, it is said that there is an Imperial Constitution extant upon this subject.
3 Macer libro primo de officio praesidis. Si eadem provincia postea divisa sub duobus praesidibus constituta est, velut Germania, mysia, ex altera ortus in altera adsidebit nec videtur in sua provincia adsedisse.
3 Macer, On the Office of Governor, Book I. Where the same province has been divided between two Governors, as for instance, Germany and Mysia, a man born in either can act as assessor in the other and is not considered as acting in his own province.
4 Papinianus libro quarto responsorum. Diem functo legato Caesaris salarium comitibus residui temporis, quod a legatis praestitutum est, debetur, modo si non postea comites cum aliis eodem tempore fuerunt. diversum in eo servatur, qui successorem ante tempus accepit.
4 Papinianus, Opinions, Book IV. When an Imperial Deputy dies, his attendants have a right to their salaries for the balance of the time for which they were appointed by the Deputy; provided they do not act as the attendants of others during that time. The case is different where the Deputy retired in favor of a successor before his term of office had expired.
5 Paulus libro primo sententiarum. Consiliari eo tempore quo adsidet negotia tractare in suum quidem auditorium nullo modo concessum est, in alienum autem non prohibetur.
5 Paulus, Sentences, Book I. Assessors are, under no circumstances, permitted to transact business before a tribunal where they are councillors; but they are not forbidden to do so before another tribunal.
6 Papinianus libro primo responsorum. In consilium curatoris rei publicae vir eiusdem civitatis adsidere non prohibetur, quia publico salario non fruitur.
6 Papinianus, Opinions, Book I. A citizen of the Republic is not prohibited from acting as assessor in the court of a public official of his own town, because he does not receive a public salary.