Chamber

A room in a house, used for purposes of a dwelling, of an office, or of a court.

See House, 1; Stak-Chambeb; Survey, Of land. Chambers.

In London, the offices of barristers. Chambers, or at eham.bers. A private room or other place where parties may be heard and orders made by a judge, in such matters as the law does not require shall be considei-ed in open court or by a full court. Of such are acts done in a court room while the court is not in session. Jurisdiction at chambers Is incidental to and grows out of the jurisdiction of the court itself. It is the power to hear and determine, out of court, such questions arising between the parties to a controversy as might well be determined by the court itself, but which the legislature has seen fit to intrust to the judgment of a single judge, out of court, without requiring them to be brought before the court in actual session. It follows that th« jurisdiction of a judge at chambers cannot go beyond the jurisdiction of the court to > Spies -B. Illinois (The Anarchists' Case), 123 U. S. 168 (Nov. 2, 1887), Waite, C. J.; Hopt v. Utah, 120 id. 436 (1887). 'Hayes v. Missouri, 180 U. S. 70-71 (1887), cases, Field, J. which he belongs, or extend to the matters with which his court has nothing to do.' "A judge at chambers" is simply a judge acting out of court.'

See Vacation.