Despite being a moneylender himself he was sufficiently trusted and respected to sit as a judge in usury trials in 1421.

Despite not achieving fame for himself, he was a very astute judge of talent in others, and through his connections in Henny's world, Kelly was able to help promote the early careers of Sam Kinison, Louie Anderson, Roseanne Barr, and several other notable personalities.

" Despite Turpin's pleas that he had been told the trial would be held in Essex, the judge replied: " Whoever told you so were highly to blame ; and as your country have found you guilty of a crime worthy of death, it is my office to pronounce sentence against you ", sentencing him to death.

Despite a great deal of evidence to the contrary, the judge agreed with his employer ’ s claim that there was no way to know if his relationship was legitimate.

Despite the accusations of nepotism that greeted his appointment on January 3, 1903, Sifton fast became a well-respected judge.

Despite objections from some parties who stood to gain nothing, the bankruptcy judge approved the plan on April 30, 2010.

Despite running for only two series, Pop Idols impact was immense and led 19 Entertainment and Fremantle Media to roll the format out globally ; currently there are over 50 versions in 110 countries, including, notably, American Idol, on which Cowell as a judge until 2010, before launching The X Factor USA in 2011.

Despite conflicting testimony by various expert witnesses, the judge defined Mrs. Monks ' race by relying on the anatomical " expertise " of a surgeon.

Despite a warning from the judge, Erskine attacked Lord Sandwich calling him " the dark mover behind the scene of iniquity ".

Despite this, he was noted as an excellent judge, although one who suffered from an " excess of zeal " in moral issues.

Despite this, as a judge he was seen as " profound in legal erudition, patient in judicial discrimination, and of the most determined integrity ".

Despite being ' saved ' by Stewart Copeland on the first night, on 3 January 2007 she was the second celebrity to be eliminated, after judge CeCe Sammy described her as having the vocal characteristics of " a cat on speed ".

Despite his unhappiness with his work in the Court of Appeal, he worked until 1956, when his long service as a judge allowed him to draw a pension.

Despite positive testimony from his friends ( even Corinne ), a homeless man ( Steve Buscemi ) and changing the opinion of his own father Lenny, also a prominent attorney, the judge is ready to sentence him to jail for kidnapping Julian and defrauding the state.

Despite this opinion, a Florida judge awarded interest to one of the claimants, and the government appealed the case to the Supreme Court, with Crittenden serving as the government's counsel.

Despite Dredd's misgivings over these acts, he has described her as " the best chief judge we've ever had.

Despite its scholarly subject and content, the work takes the form of a whimsical dialogue, principally between a mathematician named Minos ( taken from Minos, judge of the underworld in Greek mythology ) and a " devil's advocate " named Professor Niemand ( German for ' nobody ') who represents the " Modern Rivals " of the title.

Despite these requirements, the trial judge sentenced Blakely to 90 months, finding that Blakely had acted with " deliberate cruelty.

Despite finding that Milton Bradley had likely " plagiarized the plaintiffs ' idea without so much as a by-your-leave " the judge proceeded to issue a directed verdict for the defendant because Burton and Coleman had signed a contract waiving any contractual relationship ( which arguably included any duty of confidentiality ).

" Despite paying child support every month since his release via wage garnishment, Brandley's child support total reached $ 73, 000 in 2003, when a judge reduced his total to $ 22, 000 ; however, this amount is still more than triple the $ 7, 000 in back child support Brandley owed at the time of his arrest in 1980.

Despite the above, the discovery of the genetic relationship of the whole family of Indo-European languages is often attributed to Sir William Jones, a British judge in India who in a 1786 lecture ( published 1788 ) observed that

Despite the Italian government's desire to maintain a firm alliance with the United States an Italian judge has decided to try Lozano in absentia.

Despite the Supreme Court minority's objections that this use of section 24 violated " fundamental justice " and the " functus officio " rule, in which a judge makes a ruling and afterwards has no role to play, the majority upheld the earlier decision.

In the absence of these principles, the judge shall have recourse to natural law and the rules of equity .” Despite this invocation of Islamic law, one commentator has argued that 1949 code reflected a " hodgepodge of socialist doctrine and sociological jurisprudence.

Despite an estimated loss of 300 lives over the course of four days, nonviolent protesters continued to return to Bamako each day demanding the resignation of the dictatorial president and the implementation of democratic policies.

Despite this, Singer argues that it has led to a difficult intellectual climate, with professors not able to teach courses in Germany on applied ethics and campaigns demanding the resignation of professors who invited Singer to speak.

Despite the launch of the IFC in 1956, developing countries persisted in demanding the creation of a new concessional financing mechanism and the idea gained traction within the IBRD.

Despite the affairs, Sharaf writes that, as the newspaper campaign against Reich gained pace, he developed an intense jealousy toward Lindenberg, demanding that she not have a separate life of any kind.

Despite mild paraparesis, they were able to stand, walk, perform demanding motor test and demonstrated no signs of incontinence.

Despite healthy demand for basic X. 25 services and the obvious trend for more demanding bandwidth intensive applications that required investment in more powerful switches a decision to develop BT's own hardware and network applications was made instead.

Despite Sullivan swearing his son's secrecy and Rooney demanding Connor's apology for the reckless action, the nervous Connor suspects witnesses and acts.

Despite economic expansion and investment, Cambodians still continued to pay high taxes and in 1916, protests broke out demanding for tax cuts.

Despite their fame, they often found themselves treated as hired menials ; if a rich client was too demanding, Vernon would quote a fee of a thousand dollars an hour for lessons and often get it.

Despite fulfilling a further demanding role as professor of mathematics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins University from 1884, he conceived with A. M. W. Downing a plan to resolve much international confusion on the subject.

Despite these problems, there is optimism about the future of co-op education ; " Social, economic, and historic forces are making cooperative education more relevant than ever ", including emphasis on university-industry-government cooperation, a fluid and demanding workplace, new technology, the need for continuous on-the-job learning, globalization, and demands for accountability.

Despite the popular myth there was no warning " Germany will attack on 22 June without declaration of war ", moreover, Soviet intelligence reported that Germany would either invade the USSR after fall of the British Empire or after an unacceptable ultimatum demanding German occupation of Ukraine during the German invasion of Britain.

Despite his leadership skills and charisma, his abrasive, demanding character and a personal feud with Marshal Mannerheim, among other prominent officers, was the cause of him never advancing beyond that rank.

Despite the numerous columns and articles demanding political and social reforms, journalism during the 19th century had little impact on the Indian masses, due to widespread illiteracy and poverty.

Despite these strains, it would be Edith, the demanding stepmother, who would save Longworth from a life possibly in a wheelchair or on crutches when Longworth came down with a mild form of polio in one leg, causing its muscles to grow shorter than in the other leg.

Despite the complex and demanding work schedule, Occidental made the decision to continue operating the platform in phase 1 mode throughout this period and not to shut it down, as had been originally planned.

Despite the violence, Craig pledged to continue the marches stating: " We are no longer protesting – we are demanding action.

Despite the army demanding his rehabilitation, Hitler would only go as far as naming him honorary colonel of an artillery regiment.

Despite that, Taiitsu is " bullied " by Nataku for repair of his broken paopei, or demanding new paopei ( however, Taiitsu still seems to view Nataku as a son, and cares deeply for him ).

Despite his royal associations and great wealth, Mohammed bin Laden lived a relatively simple and devout life compared to many wealthy Saudis, demanding that his children observe a strict religious and moral code.

Despite all the problems, on 3 July 1942 Churchill held a meeting with his military commanders and the H2S group, where he surprised the radar designers by demanding the delivery of 200 H2S sets by 15 October 1942.

Despite the close relationship between the wing and the people of Chaumont, international relationships between France and the US deteriorated in the late 1950s, resulting in French President Charles de Gaulle demanding the removal of NATO forces from the country.

Despite Graham's understatement that the round is achievable by anyone of " average " fitness, it is considered by many as one of the most demanding tests of endurance for an amateur athlete or mountaineer.

Despite this, some fishermen prefer minimal government intervention in their market, defiantly demanding “ the right to go broke ”.