Do Judges Make Law? A law is an obligatory rule of conduct imposed and enforced by the sovereign. Therefore the law is the body of principles recognized and enforced by the state in the application of justice. The law is mainly made by a parliament, a legislative body given power by the constitution to draft law. However in the last few decades there has been a notion that judges make law. A judge is a public official appointed or elected to hear and decide legal matters in court, Judges exercise
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A judge is one of the most important figures in the court room, and in the criminal justice system. Judges make decisions that affect the lives of many, yet many judges do not have any legal training and have never been lawyers. When it comes to the issue of whether or not judges should be elected or appointed, it becomes very political. Appointed judges seem to be favored among a certain political party and are appointed based on the fact that they will serve the courts based on the
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Hamilton County Judges Review Midterm Project All the Hamilton County Judges in their three courts Common Pleas, Domestic Relations and also Municipal Court, have all been accessed and placed in ranking. After analyzing the data I have discovered how many cases have been appealed and reversed within each court. The probability of cases being appealed or reversed in the Common Pleas Court is 0.1129, In the Domestic Relations Court the Probability is 0.1604 and lastly the in the Municipal Court
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Judicial independence is concept that judges, in order to make fair decisions should be unaffected by government or any parliamentary pressures. They should be free from any influence from the executive and legislature. Similarly judicial neutrality is the idea that judges must put aside any personal bias in the courtroom and they must conduct themselves in an impartial way inside and outside the court. Judicial neutrality and independence are not only important to make fair and just decisions but
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It takes quite a bit to become a federal judge. First, appointees to the bench must be lawyers. They must also be “nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate in a process that has become ever more contentious as national politics have become more partisan” (14.3). Presidents take a lot of time to think about who to nominate when nominating a federal judge. Federal judge nominations are usually very similar to the president or think the same anyway. The president seeks someone who is in
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Violation D Headline: After Her Son Died, One Grieving Mother Is Charged With a Parking Violation. What the Judge Does Stuns Everyone. Summary: The last year had been the worst in Judge Phil Carter's life. His family died, and his home was getting foreclosed on. It seemed like life was over, but one miraculous week turned everything around. Introduction: In the last year, Judge Phil Carter had experienced more hardship than many people do in their entire life. Earlier in the year, his wife
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would be. I did not know the circumstances of being a judge and did not know that the United State has a system of electing judges. More than that eighty five percent of state judges are elected and It is surprising to me because I would not haven taken it seriously if I saw one of the infomercials about the judges. The benefits of electing judges would be that the people would have a voice in who is choice and not have to worry about judges being appointed behind closed doors and that there was
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D. A., BREAKS JUDGES and OWN GAG ORDER [pic] D A Hollister [pic] Judge Ira R kaufman Gerald nichols was arrested back in april of this year and the judge Ira R Kaufman and d. a., David D Hollister of plumas county are allowed to take away his constitutional rights. his right to defend himself, because he (the judge) didn’t like gerald’s answers. at least 10 times on monday 22 of july 2013 i heard gerald ask the judge to keep his ‘pro per’ status and requested adequate counsel and
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Case: Hamilton County Judges A Review by the Company of Annette July 6, 2012 Abstract Hamilton County Judges try thousands of cases per year. This study is to provide the newspaper with how well the judges are performing. With the results of Kristen DelGuzzie of the Cinncinati Enquirer that conducted the study of the cases in Hamilton County for a three year period. Providing analytical results on how well each and every judge is doing. With the results, the Cinncinati Enquirer will be able
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Role of the Judges in Israel Johnnie Hamilton Grand Canyon University: BIB-104 Old Testament Historical Perspectives August 12, 2012 Introduction After deliverance from Egypt, inhabiting the Promised Land under the direction of God through Joshua, the Israelites had experienced a period of bliss. The people were united and fear of domination by another was no longer of consequence at least for the time being. Sadly, in spite of the love, kindness and grace
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