Judges and Their Roles The Lord Chancellor plays a crucial role in the appointment of all judges. The selection and appointment procedure for district judges, recorders and circuit judges is broadly the same. Suitably qualified candidates apply to the Judicial Appointments Department of the Lord Chancellor’s Department (LCD) in response to an advertisement. References are taken up, and wider ‘secret surroundings’ are carried out by officials within the LCD. A shortlist is prepared and
In the state of Louisiana judges are elected through partisan elections to come to be in their role, which means that the aspiring judge’s political party affiliation will be displayed on the ballot. [1] Article V section 22 to section 24 of the Louisiana Constitution explains the election process and requirements that judges must go through and have before becoming judges. [2] Generally and depending on the type of court the formal requirements to become a judge in the state of Louisiana according
Judges One of the problems of being a judge is that one is expected to rise above the normal status and dispense justice objectively without the pressures of everyday life and of political influences, the judge is supposed to resolve difficult legal disputes with wisdom . This is the idealized version of the judge and is at best something to aspire to. Ethics are a very important concept central to the judges role. To deal with some of the issues facing the Judiciary it is necessary to look at the
At the outset of this analysis, it is apposite to point out that Judge Swift failed to summarise the facts and evidence presented in this case. It was held in Arnado-Taylor that it is a procedural irregularity for a judge to sum without a review of the facts; particular emphasis was laid on the fact that the closing speeches of counsel were no substitute for a judicial and impartial view of the facts from the trial judge, who has the duty to focus the attention of the jury on the issues which he
Whether a judge should be elected or appointed has been a topic for discussion since the creation of a judicial system. Depending on what side of the decision one may be on, there are some challenges that arise from each side. If a judge is elected, will he be judicious in his decision based on the law or based on his constituents? If the judge is appointed, will he be subject to the authority that appointed him, thereby slanting his decision to keep favor of the executive or legislator that appointed
Overview Judges preside over and apply the law in trials and legal proceedings in accordance to local, state, and federal laws. They guarantee that trials are conducted as instructed by established rules and procedures and endorse the rights of individuals involved in a legal process. In non-jury criminal trials, judges decide a defendant's guilt or innocence, and in civil cases rule on liability and compensation. Judges can be elected by the public or appointed by governments. Education Judges are generally
The judge is essential to the courts as are prosecutors and the attorneys of defense. The text states these are the three key actors of court if either one of the three are not present court will not proceed to session (Walsh and Hemmens, 2014: 104). In this essay I will discuss the three ways in which judges are selected, the advantages and disadvantages of the three methods used, and which selection method is most equitable. Judges are paramount to the court system without a judge court would not
current process, through which the Federal government selects judges has been criticized for not having done enough to remove sources of politicization. Appointments to the judiciary are still often made on the basis of the political patronage of the governing party and party affiliation contributes to the way that a judges decides cases. While elected judges are similar to appointed judges on the issue of independence, electing judges is not an effective method to resolve this shortcomings of appointments
The Power of an Unelected Judge It is my belief that an unelected judge should have power over decisions regarding the creation and altercation of laws. The issue of whether or not a judge should be a part of the law making process can arise from dialogue theory. Judges have the power to interpret the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when imposing a new law or ruling down on a case. Dialogue theory claims that if a judge uses their own judgement to make rulings it could lead to overlooking long time
legislations that diminish these rights, American legal consciousness suffers for it, and the judicial system loses its equalizing power. Through the examples of both Judge
In the arriving court , the judge exemplifies a lot of challenges , as a quality aspect of the court. According to research a judge is an officer who has been elected to bring justice and reap the law throughout the court of justice (). As a judge, common requirements are measured in order to pursue the job qualification. Therefore , the U.S. Bureau of Labor stated that , “ a judge must attend undergraduate school , which a study of choice is not mandatory. Judges must hold a prior legal practice
unrestricted legislative power, and the laws it passes cannot be set aside by the courts. The role of judges, in relation to laws enacted by Parliament, is to interpret and apply them, rather than to pass judgment on whether they are good or bad laws. However, evidence has shown that they have a tendency to deviate from their ‘real roles’ and instead formulate laws on their own terms. Thus the real role of a judge in any legal system continues to be a phenomenon questioned by many. We must consider whether
The purpose of each of his servants was different; they included "former 'brothers of the green woods'…a reformed itinerant confidence man…an elderly retainer of the judge's family" (Preface, XI). With this small army of his, Judge Dee was able to accomplish many things. Judge Dee was an effective magistrate because
Returning to the judicial world of the Bronx Family Court as a judge, after years of working in administration, Judge Richard Ross is astonished to find a distinctly more disjointed situation than the one he left. As he attempts to live out his life as “both the fact finder and arbiter of the law” it is clear the current judicial system does not serve him well (xv). Judge Ross conveys to the reader the fundamental issues of the Family Court system through his day to day happenings which range from
popularly known as Judge Dee, was a well known magistrate of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). His popularity comes from his just perspective, which makes him a great magistrate. He addresses new cases with open ears and is determined to be fair at all times. He treats all people equally and relies only on hard proof to solve cases. With some help, he uncovers guilty criminals, using several techniques to find the truth. Going undercover and using torture to get people to confess, Judge Dee uses his persist
novel, Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee, a view into the Chinese judicial system during the Tang dynasty is provided. After reading the novel, one finds that the Chinese judicial system worked in similar but also in different ways compared to modern day judicial systems around the world. In order to notice this correlation, this paper will analyze the responsibilities and measurements the judge had to undergo in order to solve the crimes that occurred in his district. The judge or magistrate during the
From defense lawyer and civil practitioner, to prosecutor and soldier, Judge Schopler brings his unique experiences to his work as the District’s newest magistrate Judge. After a 20-year career first representing capital murder defendants and corporate clients, then transitioning to representing the United States on some of the most important cases in the country, Andrew Schopler took the bench in September of 2016. Judge Schopler draws upon his diverse legal background to understand cases from
episode began with the attempted murder of a female New York Judge by an unknown assailant with a handgun in daylight outside the courthouse. Judge Karlin’s reputation as being extremely tough on crime and handing out maximum sentences creates a long list of potential suspects. The hitman, carrying no identification, was killed by the judge’s bodyguards, leaving the detectives with no obvious leads. Reviewing the amount of time the judge had been on the bench, and her former time as an assistant
Judge Holden of Blood Meridian Although Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian tells the story of the kid and his journey through the harshest of environments, much of the action in the novel centers around Judge Holden. Judge Holden is a mystery from his very first appearance in the novel and remains so until the very end of the novel, when he is one of the few characters surviving. The kid first comes face to face with Holden in a saloon after a riot and eventually joins with Holden and a gang
1.4 Judges are typically white men with strong political connections. Do you see any problems with this in terms of fairness in sentencing? Judges allocation of outcomes is constrained by a diversity of factors; race has no weight on sentencing. What is taken into consideration is the severity of the crime and the individual’s criminal history. The judge has to consult the Constitution and a group of statutes and court rules that governs sentencing procedure in that given jurisdiction. When considering