functions of judges‚ lawyers and lay people in the English legal courts. Judges There are two types of judges‚ superior judges and inferior judges in the UK. The superior judges are entitled to work in the higher courts such as‚ the court of Appeal‚ and the House of Lords. Whereas‚ inferior judges work in the lower courts in the hierarchy such as crown courts and supreme courts. Superior judges are called district judges and inferior judges are called circuit judges. District judges are full-time
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THE ABILITY OF JUDGES AND COURTS TO MAKE LAW LAW-MAKING THROUGH COURTS: • Common law was established in England by King Henry II and adopted by the Australian legal system. • It is law developed through the courts. It is also known as judge-made law and case law. • It can only be created when a case is brought to the courts. • It develops through the doctrine of precedent where the reasons for decisions of courts are followed by future courts. COURTS MAKE LAW BY: • Deciding on a new
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1st National Law & Governance Essay Competition Judicial Accountability Bill – Needs “Power tends to corrupt a man‚ and absolute power corrupts man absolutely.” -Lord Acton In India Government has basically three organs with itself that is the Legislative‚ Executive and Judiciary at its both State and the Centre level and there is a separation of power among the three which means the functions of the Government bodies
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(plaintiff and defendant). With only two judges things are going to take time and the process of the filling paperwork is going to be in abundance for the judges and the clerks. What can also cause another conflict is‚ if there is going to two judges hearing criminal cases and at the end of the one month period‚ what will happen when one of the judges doesn’t get done and reach their deposition until three months ? Meaning one of the criminal case judges is going to have to wait for two month in
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conscionable campaign of the judges by the judges for the judges". One of the suggestions and effective measures for the disposal of pending cases is to increase the judge-strength when the case docket becomes over loaded and the increase in judge-strength must be at an appropriate time so that the increased strength can cope up with the overloaded cases. To put an end to the huge pendency of cases at all levels it is desirable to appoint more judges‚ adhoc judges and retired judges and also drafting senior
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Judicial Precedent (Case Law) The nature of judicial precedent In examining the development of our law reference was made to the role played by the judges in its evolution‚ the common law and equity being the product of judicial reasoning in that they have both evolved through the system of case law whereby law is made for the purpose of the decision of the specific case before the court. It is natural that if a similar dispute should arise again then the previous decisions should be used as
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References: to the various Judges. Petty Sessions Court- Your Worship Resident Magistrate’s Court-Your Honour Supreme Court and above –Your Lordship/Ladyship Legal Officers (a) The Attorney-General Section 79(1) of the Constitution of Jamaica provides that “there shall be an Attorney
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Court History and Purpose Court History and Purpose Within the United States‚ the court system is the last stop in our judiciary system because it renders decision that can and will affect the lives of the citizens. This article will explain the role of the court and its purpose‚ identify the dual court system‚ illustrate the role that early legal codes‚ the common law‚ and precedent played in the development of courts‚ and also recognize the role of courts in criminal justice today. What is
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I attended the District Court at 201 West Picacho Ave on March 7‚ 2011. I sat in on judge Mike Murphy’s court. Judge Murphy started court promptly at 9:00 a.m. but before I got into the court I had to wait in a long line of about 30 people. then when I finally got to the court house door I had to go through a metal detector where I had to take off my belt and shoes and everything metal on my persons. Then I asked one of the officers working the metal dictator how I could ask to sit in on a criminal
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Appellate division 2) High Court division. Judges of Appellate division and High Court: Chief justice and the judges appointed to the appellate division sit only at appellate division and judges appointed to High court division sit only in the high court division. [Article 94(3)] Appointment of chief justice and other judges of Supreme Court The chief justice and other judges are appointed by the president.
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