Sentence examples for order of seniority from inspiring English sources

The presiding magistrate would then begin a discussion by referring an issue to the senators, who would discuss the issue, one at a time, by order of seniority, with the first to speak, the most senior senator, known as the princeps senatus (leader of the Senate), who was then followed by ex-consuls (consulares), and then the praetors and ex-praetors (praetorii).

That is done in order of seniority.

Hodge will be followed by other justices in reverse order of seniority.

On stage, the leaders were ranged in order of seniority, looking like waxworks.

Also unknown is whether retired teachers would have to be hired in order of seniority.

After the chief justice speaks, each of the remaining justices speaks in order of seniority, so that Stevens speaks second.

Here is a look at the seven judges of the appeals court, in order of their seniority, who will be participating in the Microsoft case: HARRY T. EDWARDS -- Appointed in February 1980, he became the chief judge in 1994.

They would also allow officials to put tenured teachers back on probation and would end the practice of laying off teachers solely in reverse order of their seniority.

The 2012 law ended the practice of firing teachers in reverse order of their seniority, a major win for the reform crowd.

Every day the court was in session, all barristers were invited to submit motions, in order of their seniority as barristers.

Shortly after King George II ordered that the dates of seniority of the 64th Foot and the other regiments created on 21 April 1758 should be backdated to the date of their raising as 2nd battalions, therefore the date seniority of the 64th Foot became 1756.