· Assess the past, present, and future impact that victim rights laws have on court proceedings.…
The Framers of the United States Constitution vested immense power in the judicial branch of the government. Over the years, the highest Court of the land, the United States Supreme Court, has ruled on a multitude of cases, making new laws and setting precedence. The American people deem the judicial body supreme and, perhaps irrationally, trust they will interpret the Constitution more accurately and ethically compared to the executive and legislative branches. However, decisions of the courts are not purely legal, but rather a synthesis of attitudinal, legal, and strategic processes.…
1. The state of Florida is amongst 16 other states that selects judges through the method “appointment-retention election”. A method in which a proposing group shows names to the governor, who then makes the appointment; appointees need to win a retention vote in the next election. It is not necessarily a good system because the selection is placed in the hands of the judges or attorneys who comprise the nominating committee and the governor, with only a impression of voter input. Reorganizers argue that the plan eliminate judges from politics and saves the electorate the problem of voting on judicial candidates when they know little about their professional qualifications.…
Antonin Scalia was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from September 1986, until February 2016, when he unfortunately passed away. Scalia was born in New Jersey but later moved to Queens in New York (Reilly, 2016). Scalia’s parents were both teachers, which may have been why he was valedictorian when graduating from St. Francis Xavier high school. After high school, he went to Georgetown University, where he also graduated at the top of his class, achieving the honor of valedictorian yet again (Reilly, 2016). Scalia got his bachelor’s degree in history, but wanted to further his education, so he went on to Harvard Law School, where he graduated again as valedictorian of his class in 1960 (Reilly, 2016). After graduating from Harvard Law, Scalia worked in a private practice for just a couple of years, only to discover he would rather be teaching as a law professor at a University, which is what he ended up doing.…
Notably, it is crucial to understand that within the state of Texas, the Supreme Court, the court of criminal appeals and other district courts offer vacancies for judges whose practice of law is meant to resolve any conflict that arises in due course (Mott, 49). It is a constitutional requirement for the selection of nine judges of the Supreme Court, nine justices to preside over the court of criminal appeals and an additional 80 judges who fill the various courts of appeal across the state of Texas (Hansberger, 121). Moreover, it is worth mentioning that the Texas is counted among the two members of the union that takes part in the partisan election and re-election of judges in which case the voters have an option of casting a straight-ticket…
“Having travelled over a considerable portion of these Unites States, and having, in the course of my travels, taken the most accurate observations of things as they exist-the result of my observations has warranted the full and unshaken conviction, that we, (coloured people of these Unites States,) are the most degraded, wretched, and abject set of beings that ever lived since the world began; and I pray God that none like us ever may live again until time shall be no more.”, said by David Walker. Born a free African American man in North Carolina to a free mother and an enslaved father in 1785. In the document of David Walker, Preamble of Appeal to The Coloured Citizens of The World, it states that David writes a pamphlet about slavery and how the document spread all around the United States even with all the effort of…
Did the University of California violate the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by practicing an affirmative action policy that resulted in the repeated rejection of Bakke's application for admission to its medical school?…
“Objective: Examine the potential impact on judicial independence that results from the election of judges versus the appointment of judges.”…
For a “brutal, cowardly attack” on a 27-year-old man, run over and left for dead, Agustin Caruso pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday and was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison.…
Karen L. Jerman had a mortgage with Countrywide Home Loans and was contacted by the law firm Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, on behalf of Country Wide, seeking a foreclosure on Jerman’s property.…
The Superior Court ruled that the appeal should be allowed, and that this evidence should be considered inadmissible since the accused chose not to make any statements - he was practicing his right to remain silent. The police violated his right under s. 7 of the Charter by tricking him into opposing his decision, which then made the trial unjust. An undercover police officer must serve the purpose of observation of suspects, rather than actively drawing out evidence or information in violation of the person’s right to remain silent. Seeing as the statements were the only piece of evidence the Crown had in order to be able to prove the individual guilty, it’s evident that under the current conditions, it’s the admission of the evidence rather…
The subject of recusal is not the most studied issue either. Much of the literature available and some used here is related to recusal but not necessarily the primary focus. It is still relevant and clearly connects though, and this study will illustrate that. For example, much of the history and background of the study is the same for a variety of subjects written about the Supreme Court. Terms of Engagement by Clark M. Neilly III claims that the Supreme Court’s actions restrict the constitutional theory of limited government.…
To my knowledge the Constitution sets specific grounds for impeachment. They are “treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors.” In this article I think that the George W Bush appointed treasurer busted for tax evasion was a reason for impeachment. The treasurer had a long term friendship with the President and was found to have failed to disclose and pay taxes on a substantial amount of income and of lying to investigators and destroying evidence. She was pledge guilty, and as the President tried to exclude himself from the scandal, it is difficult to believe that he had nothing to do with this. I also believe that affairs, illegitimate child and adultery,…
If the election of judges is withdrawn as a means to appointment a candidate into office, then judges would serve on the bench for the sake of duty rather than service to the community. Electing officials into office empowers members of the voting community by giving registered voters the opportunity to select a representative who can address the concerns of the citizens. Voters expect judges to be authoritative officials who address legal matters in hopes that communities and lives will be protected from wrongdoing. It…
1) Introduction 2) Present Court Structures in USP Countries 2. 1 - Cook Islands 2. 2 - Fiji Islands 2. 3 - Kiribati 2. 4 - Marshall Islands 2. 5 - Nauru 2. 6 - Niue 2. 7 - Samoa 2. 8 - Solomon Islands 2. 9 - Tonga 2.10 - Tuvalu 2.11 - Vanuatu 3) Summary of Court Structures 4) Exercises…