Principle

JURISDICTION — Jurisdiction of Court — Jurisdictional Challenge as a Threshold Issue — Duty to Determine Competence First

Jurisdiction is threshold; court must rule on jurisdictional challenge at the earliest opportunity. The principle applies to civil procedure.

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