The Structure of the English Court System Courts of First Instance Courts of first instance are where matters are first heard and where the FACTS of the case are determined‚ for criminal courts‚ these can either be Magistrates courts or Crown courts. All cases (even murder) are first heard in a magistrate’s court‚ and if the cases are too serious then they are transferred up to higher court (Crown Court) this is mostly indictable offenses. Magistrate courts decide whether the defendant is guilty
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Drug Courts Elizabeth Johnson was a model student. She was characterized by her teachers as hardworking‚ driven‚ and goal oriented. After being placed on the honor roll and graduating early from Morris High School in Will County‚ Illinois‚ she attended Northern Illinois University to become a lawyer. Within her first year at college‚ her life derailed. She was caught by the police and arrested for possession of marijuana. Johnson was expecting to be placed in prison but she found herself in a drug
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Racism in The American Court System The American Court System was composed to be as fair and just as possible for everyone‚ but racial stereotyping and prejudices may have turned the court system towards favoring certain races over other ones. People of color are being unfairly judged as criminals by not only citizens‚ but police officers as well‚ resulting in injury‚ or even death of many innocent minorities. The media have made a big impact on fixing these hate crimes‚ but it is not enough to
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Traditional Juvenile Court System Juvenile court system started in 1899‚ and was created by four women who thought that children deserved a second chance instead of getting punished. The first city to have a juvenile court system was Chicago‚ Illinois. Today‚ they are found in Europe‚ Latin America‚ Israel‚ Iraq‚ Japan‚ and other countries. Most countries have similar systems with similar punishments. However‚ there have been many problems with this system. In 1967‚ there were a few disagreements
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Differences between Federal and State Courts There are often good reasons to choose federal court over state court‚ or state court over federal court. Here are some of the considerations that lawyers and clients weigh when deciding one court over the other. The list is not all inclusive. Existence of Jurisdiction. Whether there is jurisdiction in either or both of the courts. Federal jurisdiction requires either a federal question and sometime a minimum dollar amount at issue or that there by
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Report of a Court Visit Introduction I will briefly describe role and function of the Federal‚ State Court System and including Community Justice Centres and including Legal Aid. I will report my visiting at the Downing Centre Local Court and seeking the information about summons or attendance notice by speaking one of the court officers. I will present some nature of the matters as my observing court proceeding. I also provide a concise comments and soico-legal intervention from my personal point
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Hierarchy of courts in Nigerian Superior courts of Nigeria are courts which are listed in the Nigeria constitution of section 6 (5) which are namely: Supreme court Court of appeal The court of co-ordinate Jurisdiction Federal high court State high court Sharia court of appeal Customary court of appeal National industrial court Another superior courts added as amended by the 3rd alteration Act of 2010 is the NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT With regards to this court mentioned above
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Federal court The Federal Court is the highest judicial authority in the country. It was established pursuant to Article 121(2) of the Federal Constitution. Its decision binds all the courts below. The Federal Court hears appeals from the Court of Appeal. Leave to appeal must always be obtained prior to proceeding with the appeal. The Federal Court is headed by the Chief Justice. According to Article 122(1) of the Federal Constitution‚ the Federal Court shall consist of the Chief Justice‚ the President
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Job Holders Americas courts A common question is “what are the most important jobs in the court system of America? ”. Though there is a plethora of jobs in the court system‚ some are more important than others. The most important jobs in the court system of America are the positions of Judge‚ Lawyer‚ Clerk‚ Intern‚ and bailiff. The positions of Judge‚ Lawyer‚ and Clerk are the very foundation of the judicial hierarchy. Judges are the arbiters of disputes in the judicial system of America; they decide
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Our court system is so busy that the process has become assembly line justice. There are many reasons for this. The court system has one view. The criminal justice system is involved three noteworthy establishments which process a case from inception‚ through trial‚ to punishment. A case starts with law authorization authorities‚ who explore a wrongdoing and assemble proof to recognize and use against the assumed culprit. The case proceeds with the court framework‚ which measures the confirmation
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