Many judges in the criminal court system are not only overworked‚ but also must contend with the worst of society. How does the role and responsibility of a judge differ in a real-life courtroom as opposed to the mystique portrayed in the movies or on television? Judges in the court system do not have the luxury as portrayed on television‚ many judges that I have come into contact with would not allow disrespect or out burse from a defendant or the spectators in his/her courtroom. There
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real argument about it: judges make law. The declaratory theory is more or less nonsense.” Student Number: 120448995 Candidate Number: 150573 Historically there are lots of arguments by the philosophers and the critics that judges make law or not. Actually judges are meant only to interpret the law. This can be seen that somehow they are making law but the question arises whether this is lawful or not. Declaratory theory is ignored by various ways. Judges make law by stating that
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Lex Brown Judicial Processes 4/10/2015 Dr. Scott Judges Decision’s Based on Region Throughout this semester we have learned about the processes‚ decision making‚ and what influences judges in their siding on court cases. We have learned that judges make decisions based on their political party affiliation. They also make decisions on according to their own beliefs or morals. But what makes someone fall into the political party they are in? Most say their beliefs and morals‚ however I do not
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serious crime puinishable under a year · what is a court room group i. Lawyers‚judges‚clerks‚judge‚public defenders etc · What is a consent degree? i. a judgement by consent of the parties to a lawsuit where the defendamt agrees to stop the alleged improper activities · federal court system structure i. district courts‚ courts of appeals‚ and the US supreme court · Know qualifications and what makes a good judge i. pro competence‚ political qulifications‚political conn.‚self-selection‚crapshoot
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Discuss the presentation of the legal establishment in Act One Scene 2 and elsewhere in the play In the play “Murmuring Judges” by David Hare‚ the legal establishment is generally portrayed in a negative light. One negative attitude displayed by the barristers is a lack of understanding about the life of the general population. This is reflected by Sir Peter stating that everyone listens to “Desert Island Disks” (a Radio 4 broadcast) when they sit down for “Sunday luncheon”. The fact that Peter
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Compare and contrast the role and function of judges‚ lawyers and lay people within the English Courts Judges‚ lawyers and lay people all contribute to the English courts however the roles that each of them play are different. There are two types of lay people that have a role in the English Courts‚ solicitors and barristers. A solicitor’s main function is to perform all of the legal work outside the court however they work together with barristers whose main function is to defend the client in the
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The Judiciary and Civil Liberties Assignment 3: To what extent are judges politically neutral? In theory there should be no ’political’ role for judges‚ but in practice there is. Ministers and their departments can break the law‚ MPs can be charged with breaking laws about election expenses and civil servants can be charged with handing over secrets about their political ’bosses’. A member of the judiciary has to decide whether they will be charged and‚ if so‚ what they will be charged with‚ and
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Judges have to make many discretionary decisions while they are on the bench. This is due to the fact that the law‚ no matter how well it is written‚ cannot anticipate every circumstance and eventuality that may be subject to that law. As a result‚ Judges are charged with making rational decisions in regards to the cases that don’t adequately fit the ramifications of the law. Most of the decisions that are made by Judges are independent of official guidelines and vary from Judge to Judge. This
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performance of the Hamilton county judges‚ in three different courts. The data is compiled from information gathered over a three year period and includes a total of 182‚908 cases handled by 38 judges in Common Pleas Court‚ Domestic Relations Court‚ and Municipal Court. The information presented should help determine how many cases have been appealed‚ reversed‚ or a combination of stated variables which will help determine the amount of errors made by judges. The judges will also be ranked in order
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Kimberly B. Ward Should Judges be Appointed or Elected Introduction and Outline Since the United States Democracy was first established‚ legislators and constituents have asked the question “Should judges be appointed or elected?”. Many state legislators have argued that since judges make decisions that directly affect constituents‚ they must be elected and nonpartisan races are held for judgeships. On the other hand‚ the United States Constitution states that all federal judges shall be appointed
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