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.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.