com/about_6678588_assistant-district-attorney-job-description.html#ixzz1tRU8Bc2n Police Investigate Filing of Criminal Complaint After an alleged crime is investigated, the police initiate the criminal procedure by filing a complaint with the Magisterial District Judge (MDJ) in the area that the crime occurred. Once the complaint is filed, the MDJ will issue either a summons or a warrant of arrest, depending generally on the seriousness of the offense alleged. If issued a summons, the defendant will be notified of
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composition of the county courts varies but is regulated by law. The Copenhagen County Court has 49 judges and a President, whilst Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg and Roskilde county courts have a President and 15, 10, 10 and 7 other judges, respectively. 29 jurisdictions have two to four judges, whilst the last 50 jurisdictions have only one judge. At the preparatory and trial stages of civil cases only one judge presides. In criminal cases where the defendant pleads guilty to all charges presented against
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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 Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati Enquirer will be able answer the question of which judge is performing a good job and which is not performing a good
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JUSTICE JUDGE BY ROB BRIGHTON CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1010 DECEMBER 2, 2011 ! I have been working in the Criminal Justice field for over four years as a Police Officer. I have experienced many things and am always looking to better myself in education and training. I hope to build on the background that I have now and pursue a Bachelors degree and eventually a Law degree so that I can become a Justice of the Peace or Judge. This paper is about an interview with a local magistrate, Judge Keith L
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SOC 205 The selection for judges is a very important task that voters usually are tasked to do to appoint judges to the courts in their states. However, Virginia and South Carolina are the only remaining states that use Legislative election as the way of selecting judges. Legislative election is where the judges are elected to the position by peer vote, not from residents of the state. In Virginia, this includes the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Circuit
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for to hire a lawyer are allowed to have the judge appoint them a lawyer who is then paid with public funds. The courtroom deputy or courtroom clerk administers the oaths to the witnesses, marks the exhibits, and generally helps keep the trial running efficiently. The courtroom deputy is employed by the clerk of the court. The clerk of the court is selected by all of the active judges on the court and works closely with the chief district judge, who is responsible for the court's overall administration
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Memorandum To: CC: From: Date: Re: The Cincinnati Enquirer Kristen DelGuzzi Ashley N. Ear; September 16, 2007 Data Analysis of Hamilton County Judges Probabilities used to assist with Ranking of Hamilton County Judges After the current statistics were gathered to produce data analysis regarding Hamilton County Judges, we can come to a conclusion and rank judges appropriately by their probability to be appealed, reversed and a combination of the both. With the provided data analysis, I have included
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Guam Unified Court System Research Paper for Judicial Process Instructor: Doctor Elberg By Donna Halbrook Guam Unified Court System The Judiciary of Guam is pleased to join the United States of America as the fifty-first state. The newest chapter of our judiciary journey begins with some major objectives in mind. One of these objectives is to increase access to justice for every member of our community. Another major objective is to ensure the Judiciary serves as a model of good governance
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("Welcome to Illinois," 2011). The Appellate Court hears appeals from the Circuit Courts. There are five districts of the Appellate Court, and Judges are elected for 10-year terms. Cook County, which comprises the 1st District, has 18 Appellate Judges. The remaining 101 counties are divided into four districts that elect six Judges each. Additional Judges are assigned by the Supreme Court to the Appellate Court, temporarily, on a showing of need. Elgin is the seat of the 2nd District; Ottawa, the
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between the existing law and the law ought to be. It goes on to analyze different models of judicial law making like the interpretation, Article 142, in the absence of codified law to the new concept of Public Interest Litigation and Appointment of Judges . It also discusses the basic attributes that have undergone a change. It ends with the authors providing their views that a mean has to be found between too much and too little activism. INTRODUCTION I believe that we must do away with 'the childish
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