JUDICES PEDANEOS. Among the Romans, the praetors, and other great
magistrates, did not themselves decide the actions which arose between
private individuals these were submitted to judges chosen by the parties,
and these judges were called judices pedaneos. In choosing them, the
plaintiff had the right to nominate, and the defendant to accept or reject
those nominated. Heinnee. Antiq. lib. 4, tit. b, n. 40 7 Toull. n. 353.