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Mishnah: Cases of monetary law are adjudicated by 3. They are chosen in the following manner: This litigant chooses one for himself and that litigant chooses one for himself, and the two of them choose one more for themselves; this is the statement of R' Meir. And the Rabbis say: The two judges
This litigant can disqualify the judge chosen by that litigant and that litigant can disqualify the judge chosen by this litigant; this is the statement of R' Meir. And the Rabbis say: When can one of the litigants disqualify the judges? Only when he brings evidence about them that they are related
This litigant can disqualify the witnesses of that litigant and that litigant can disqualify the witnesses of this litigant; this is the statement of R' Meir. And the Rabbis say: When can one litigant disqualify the other’s witnesses? Only when he brings evidence about them that they are related to
Talmud: The Talmud assumes that the statement: This litigant chooses one and that litigant chooses one and the two of them choose one more, means that each litigant chooses a court of 3 judges and the two courts together choose one more court, for a total of 9 judges. The Talmud asks: For what purp
The Talmud answers: This is what the Mishnah is saying: In a case where this litigant chooses one court for himself, i.e., he requests to be judged before 3 specific judges, and that litigant chooses one other court of 3 judges for himself, as he does not wish to be judged before the court that t