The Role of the Judiciary

The Role of the Judiciary

A judge is a person who presides over a court of law whether it is a

lower court or a higher court. There are many different types of

judges, varying from the Justices of Peace who sit mainly in the

Magistrates Court in ordinary clothes, to the robed Justices of the

Supreme Court of the United States of America or the English Court of

Appeal who decide questions of National importance. Yet they are all

judges.

The judiciary is the branch of the government whose task is the

administration of justice. The principle work of a judiciary is to be

the moderator of disputes. The court must decide on all aspects of the

law when dealing with criminal cases and to gather information from

both prosecution and defense but also to inform the jury of all

evidence brought forward. After this the judge is required to make a

lawful and moral decision on whether the subject is guilty or not and

to pass a sentence if he is found guilty.

In civil cases the court must make a judgment on the facts when no

jury is present and it is beneficial that at this time they do not

make any errors or over stretch their powers. A court decision is

required in civil cases on how to compensate the injured party.

However, not all of the work of the judiciary is to decide matters of

controversy as many matters bought before it are uncontested. Many

civil cases brought before it such as those involving divorce, child

custody, or the issue of contracts do not come to court and are solved

outside the court structure (also known as alternative dispute

resolution). So in such cases the judiciary's role is more

administrative than anything ...

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...entials there was a way for u too become part of the

judiciary. Also there are exceptions for others to also becoming

judges including junior judges or a tribunal chairman who has

practised between three to five years.

The Stipendiary Magistrates now known as District judges sit mainly in

London and must have a seven-year requirement. As a result of the

Access to Justice Bill, the unusual situation whereby a stipendiary

magistrate was not called a judge was resolved and is now referred to

as a District judge (Magistrate Court).

In conclusion, there is a vast amount of work that a judge and the

judiciary do and even though each judge's style of work is different

to the next they are still classed as judges and whether or not a

judge does a good job or a bad job will strongly depend on the

individuals themselves.