Praetor Urbanus

• The Praetor Urbanus was the Chief Judge in Rome and could override the Verdict of any other Court in the Roman Legal System.
• He could act as Judge in criminal prosecution of a Provincial Governor and was forbidden to be absent from Rome for more than ten days.

Praetor Peregrinus

• The Praetor Peregrinus was the Chief Judge over Trials of Foreigners.
• The Praetor Peregrinus and Praetor Urbanus could each perform the other’s Duties if one was absent.