Editing Associate justice (section)

==Commonwealth==
The function of associate justices vary depending on the Court they preside in. In the [[Australia]]n state of [[New South Wales]], associate justices of the [[New South Wales Supreme Court]] hear civil trials and appeals from lower courts amongst other matters.<ref>{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|act|sca1970183|Supreme Court Act 1970|118}}.</ref> Associate justices can sit either as a single judge or may sit on the [[New South Wales Court of Appeal]].<ref>{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|act|sca1970183|Supreme Court Act 1970|117A}}</ref> In [[New Zealand]], associate judges of the [[High Court of New Zealand]] supervise preliminary processes in most civil proceedings. associate judges have jurisdiction to deal with such matters as: summary judgment applications, company liquidations, bankruptcy proceedings, and some other types of civil proceedings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courts.govt.nz/courts/high_court.html |title=New Zealand High Court |access-date=2006-09-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003103241/http://www.courts.govt.nz/courts/high_court.html |archive-date=2006-10-03 }}</ref> In the New Zealand legal system, associate judges were formerly known as [[Master (judiciary)|masters]].