Biblical judges

INTRODUCTION To achieve justice, the Australian legal system operates through a multilayered court system whereby courts of different levels exhibit distinct attributes. The Local and Supreme courts are at opposite ends of the hierarchy; therefore, they accordingly display various procedural disparities as well as behavioural differences of legal personnel. In observing these contrasting bodies, I came to understand how these disparities can affect the way justice is attained and perceived.…

“Glass half full” is commonly understood as synonymous with optimism. Since that optimistic turn of phrase is one-half of the title of University of Tennessee law professor Benjamin H. Barton’s well-researched, statistics-laden, and densely written book addressing the history and future of the legal profession in the United States, one would suppose the overall tenor of the book would be positive and encouraging. One would be wrong. For many lawyers, reading Glass Half Full will be as…

In the case of Trayvon Martin, certain information was withheld from discovery by the judge in charge at the time. These records included his school records as well as information about mild use of marijuana by the teen and were considered to be capable of establishing a bias against Martin by painting a picture of Martin as a troubled teen capable of engaging in deliberate violence. The judge reserved the right to allow the introduction of the material if warranted by the direction of…

Addressing Diversity in Criminal Justice Policies Dolores Jackson Williams Colorado Technical University Most judges are elected; would it be better to have the judges appointed by a committee? Why or why not? Explain. I don’t believe that judges should be appointed by a committee, because they run the risk of violating the Judicial Code of Conduct at some point. When a judge is elected they are not swayed by special interest group or partisans, as I come to learn their main purpose to see…

Diversity is something we all encounter every day; while some might have a better opportunity at grasping anything such as a degree we are all humans and make mistakes. Some of us are smarter than others no matter how we look. Affirmative action is a topic we all have different opinions about. As defined by the Merriam-Webster Affirmative Action, “the practice of improving the educational and job opportunities of members of groups that have not been treated fairly in the past because of their…

So, essentially, even if the courts where it is, is very favorable, and the law judge and the Salem judge, if the program doesn’t have the support of the person above, it’s not going. Interviewee: Yeah, it almost doesn’t matter that it has of Jay Blitzman, for example, he has been there a long time, longer than Chief Justice has been a court judge, it doesn’t matter. Interviewer: Do you see any other place where it could sit, in terms of the child advocate program, DCF, DIH – Interviewee: We…

from being sued for defamation for the things they say about parties or witnesses in the course of hearing cases. These principles have led some people to suggest that Judges are somehow ‘above the law’. Judges are subject to the law in the same way as any other citizen. The Lord Chief Justice or Lord Chancellor may refer a judge to the Office for Judicial Complaints in order to establish whether it would be appropriate to remove them from office in circumstances where they have been found to…

According to one New York City Judge, a judge’s role in drug court is “a significant departure from the former system of law” where the process of drug court transformed the roles of judges by involving one to directly place a defendant into treatment as well as supervise one closely during the process (Sciolino, 2005). Judge Sciolino argues that the role of a judge now becomes a conflict of interest due to the fact their involvement cannot be considered…

the Queen v. Dudley and Stevens. Our justice system need to see all parts of cases instead of hopping to conclusions there’s a reason we have a rather median population, yet the largest incarceration rate. In experiments like the Forgery Case we see judges either ruling in order to deter, judge’s ruling while taking in all the circumstances of the case, and judge’s ruling in order to rehabilitate the accused. In cases like Cook v. State though the ruling does seem harsh and somewhat unfair it…

In the Radiolab podcast “Outside Westgate” and the article “Why Our Memory Fails Us” by Christopher F. Chabris and Daniel J. Simons, the topic of memories are discussed in both of the works. Unreliable memories can affect our court system and the people involved in the trials. In our society, criminals are tried in court more often than not and the courts require eyewitness testimony from people at to scene of the crime to help convict the person being tried. However, most trials don’t happen…