Judges have both trial and non-trial responsibilities. There non-trial duties include determining probable cause‚ signing warrants‚ informing suspects of their rights‚ setting and revoking bail‚ arraigning defendants‚ and accepting guilty pleas (Bohm & Haley‚ 2012). Much of a Judges workday is spent in their offices (chambers). Judges negotiate procedures with prosecutors and defense attorneys. Judges must ensure that both suspect and defendants are treated fairly (Bohm & Haley‚ 2012).
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Methodology Paper Using Narrative Criticism to Interpret the Book of Judges The Book of Judges as a Narrative Generations of scholars have admired and studied the “high degree of artistic composition” in the Hebrew Bible (Polzin 11). These have been made possible by the narrator’s in-depth writing styles present in the brief nature of their respective works. Though there is no dispute on the admiration of Hebrew Bible’s artistry‚ many scholars disagree on the methodology that should be
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This was followed in Knuller v DPP [1973] AC 435 (Case summary). In order for the doctrine of judicial precedent to work‚ it is necessary to be able to determine what a point of law is. In the course of delivering a judgment‚ the judge will set out their reasons for reaching a decision. The reasons which are necessary for them to reach their decision amount to the ratio decidendi of the case. The ratio decidendi forms the legal principle which is a binding precedent meaning it must
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The judge is always right. What court system is better: adversarial or inquisitorial? It is‚ indeed‚ a very good question. Most of the countries in the world use inquisitorial court system; Others‚ USA for example‚ use adversarial system. Both are great but personally I think that inquisitorial court system is better. It over goes the adversarial court system because it actually relies on true facts and witnesses rather than victims words and lawyers. As stated above the court system in the
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The Supreme Court and federal judges have very similar nomination and appointments but with little differences. Supreme Court Justices and members of Congress serves different elected terms. The Congress contains the Senate and the House of Representatives‚ which have different election serving terms. The way the Congress and Supreme Court Justices are selected differ‚ one by the president and the other by popular vote. The President nominates both federal judges and Supreme Court Justices‚ and
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Was Judge Dee A Good Magistrate? Living in the time of the Tang dynasty (618-906 AD)‚ Dee Jen-djieh came from a long line of prefects and high-ranking government officials. He studied calligraphy‚ painting‚ poetry and Confucianism. He took the civil service exams and was placed as the district magistrate of Chang-Ping where he became a judge. Throughout the book‚ Judge Dee takes on many complex cases and with his education in Confucian beliefs is able to catch each criminal and provide justice
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A good judge is someone whom upholds justice and abides the law‚ while taking in the interests and opinions of the people. He should be selected through state judicial elections‚ where citizens have the final say based purely on factors such as popularity‚ qualifications and character. After all‚ we are the ones who elected the president‚ just because he portrays best the way we view ideology‚ ethics and values. Furthermore‚ more than 95 percent of the nation’s legal cases are decided by state or
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proceedings are fairly administered‚ and‚ ideally‚ an impartial judge plays the role of a wise referee who both interprets the rules and ensures that they are followed. While an impartial judge is ideal‚ it must be acknowledged that judges are imperfect human beings who are prone to be influenced by politics‚ lobbyists‚ and current events. That being said‚ the ideology of impartiality is not always a realistic concept. In a perfect world‚ judges who felt that they could not rule on a case without exhibiting
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The Role of the Judges There was a time in the Old Testament when Judges were appointed to rule over the Israelites. “A ‘Judge’ was primarily a military leader of a particular tribe‚ although they could serve the role of both military and legal administrator.” (The Judges of Israel pg.1). This essay will discuss the Judges and their roles during that period. After the death of Joshua and the passing of his generation‚ a new generation was born that did not know of the Lord‚ what He
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The book of Judges is the sequel to Joshua. It is the seventh book of the Old Testament. It recounts stories and events from the death of the hebrew leader and prophet Joshua to the birth of the hebrew Samuel. That is roughly‚ from the end of the Israelite conquest of Canan in the 13th Century B.C to the beginning of the monarchy in the 11 th century B.C. It tells about the hebrews from Joshua’s Death to the time of Samuel. It was written in about 550 BC‚ on tablets named the Ras Shamra tablets
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