Courthouse Visit Paper For my courthouse visit‚ I visited the Fairfax General District Court on March 12‚ 2012 at 9:30 am. I attended the hearing of a case that my sister was involved in. The court proceeding was concerning for an arrest on the count of DWI on February 11. When we arrived to court at 9:30‚ we sat outside the courtroom and they began calling in the cases alphabetically by last name. When my sister’s name was called‚ we entered the court room and she went to the front and sat down
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The study of Law and the process of Judicial Rhetoric are two concepts that have been around since the days of Aristotle. While both have transitioned with time‚ the core of both of them have stayed the same. Where there is law‚ there has to be some sort of Judicial process. This procedure is how justice is administered and Truth is upheld in a society. You can not look at one of these ideas without the other. However‚ 15 pages is not nearly enough space to encompass such broad topics. Therefore
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The Texas Judicial system is a puzzling topic to most citizens and has its pros and cons. The system is not liked by everybody because of the way it selects our judges. When comparing it to other states outside of Texas‚ it is different in many ways. For years many citizens and government officials have fought to reform the system. Many have failed‚ been rejected and have given up‚ while others take rejection has a reason to fight harder and fix the Judicial system. The Texas Judicial system is
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Q: Comment closely on the way Forster presents the trial in the following passage. “She paused… [pg 204] … the persecution” [pg 205].” A Passage to India is a novel written by English author E. M. Forster. In the twenty-fourth chapter‚ there is a passage where Adela first enters the court room. The passage mainly describes and shows Adela’s opinions of the man who pulled the punkah. The importance of the way the Anglo-Indians entered the courtroom and the man who pulled the punkah will be discussed
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In this court case‚ on April 6‚ 2017 in San Francisco (850 Bryant St)‚ the defendant was Jenny Ching; a 34 year old women who has been convicted of a crime before‚ is being convicted for committing a robber in San Bruno on December 22‚ 2016. She was allegedly said to be at home with family and friends the night of the crime‚ however footage from the liquor store security cameras shows her face exiting the building with a bag of products and what appeared to be money. The liquor store owner claimed
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The Judicial Council of California (JCC) explanation for its actions is false and is a pretext for discrimination. There are numerous inconsistencies and conflicting documentary evidence that I believe render their explanation as unreliable. I am urging EEOC to move forward with the investigation of my charge. I strongly believe now more than ever that I am being discriminating upon. To establish a prima facie case of discrimination based on sex‚ race‚ or national origin‚ I‚ the Claimant must establish
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I. Introduction A. In the year of 2006‚ 411 teens were referred to the Escambia county teen court. Only 25 of the teens reoffended. B. Teen court is a program designed to help teens learn accountability and responsibility after committing a crime. C. I became interested in this topic because I would like to learn what happens to teens that commit crimes‚ but don’t get incarcerated. D. It will help me learn about the court systems for when I become a lawyer in my later life. E. I believe
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction The 1987 Philippine Constitution1 states that only the Supreme Court is the constitutional court having been created by the constitution itself. All other courts are statutory courts in the sense that they are the creations of Law. They are referred to as lower courts in the constitution‚ id est‚ those courts below that of the Supreme Court. The Regional Trial Court is one of the Lower Courts in the Philippines. It is presided by 720 Regional
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Juvenile justice system Checkpoint/Juvenile Court Process The Juvenile Court system is managed under the theory of rehabilitation rather than punishment in which also acts as parens patriae. Parens patriae is when a parent is reluctant or incapable to control a child‚ the state has the power to step in and act in the child’s and society’s best interest (Meyer & Grant‚ 2003). All juvenile courts have a judge of some type and have limited jurisdictions in which the judge is only allowed to hear
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Judicial Activism Active Judiciary‚ passive executive In normal circumstances‚ judicial activism should not be encouraged. But the circumstances are not normal. The political system is in a mess. In several areas‚ there is a situation to administrative paralysis. Take the recent Hawala case‚ which is a good example of judicial activism. What transpired in this case is very instructive. In this case the prime minister’s name was also involved‚ and
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