Court

Stated in the book CJ in the USA: An Introduction to Criminal Justice “The courts are just one component of the overall criminal justice system. The function of the courts is to judge and make proper disposition of crimes, it is in this venue that the guilt or innocence of a defendant is determined”(Byrum,2014). Key players important to the court system are prosecution, defense, judge, and the jury. To start off the prosecutor works with police by reviewing evidence, and preparing a search…

In the United States of America there are two types of courts, federal and state. Federal courts are created under the Constitution to determine debates involving the Constitution and laws passed by Congress. State courts are created by a state which includes local courts created by cities, counties, and other municipalities. The differences between federal and state courts are defined mainly by jurisdiction. Federal court jurisdiction hear lawsuits against the United States and those…

Supreme Court is an appellate court and the highest court in the United States (Cheeseman, 2013, p. 41). The jurisdiction or legal ability for the Supreme Court to hear a case is established by Article III, Section II of the Constitution of the United States of America (“About,” n.d.). As established by the Constitution, the Supreme Court has both original jurisdiction (legal ability to hear a case) and appellate jurisdiction which means, it can hear appeals from the highest state courts…

On Thursday, September 22nd at 4:00 p.m., I witnessed the Beebe v. Bozeman Deaconess Health Service, Inc. court case. The judge for this case was Judge Holly Brown. I walked into the court room while they were on recess, so I was a little confused about what was going on at first. It was interesting to be a part of the “please rise” standing ritual when the judge walked in. It makes a person wonder why the benches in the public’s seating area are so noisy, it seemed very disruptive. When I…

How media negatively influences court outcomes Social class, cultural beliefs and commitment to religion were the only influences society built their trust in when it came to adopting normative behaviors and determining justice within a controlled society. Unfortunately, those influences are a thing of the past. The most powerful influence in our society today, is the news media. News media have dominated the ability to Impact our daily lives and now has the power to influence judicial outcomes…

Court appointed interpreters use several different techniques in conveying messages from litigants (applicant or adverse) to the judge. These modes include consecutive, simultaneous, and summary interpreting (cite). Consecutive interpreting involves the rendering of statements after the speaker stops speaking. Simultaneous interpreting occurs whilst the speaker speaks. Lastly, summary interpreting is largely used to interpret witness testimony (cite). Because several different methods can be…

The Naughty Court Stenographer Willie was an IT technician for the county’s courthouse. He had been in that position for several years. He was repairing court room equipment so that they could run smoothly. Lately though, Willie, a middle-aged man had his mind on this beautiful new stenographer that had started working at the Aberdeen courthouse. He had the pleasure of going there to repair her stenographer equipment and he became immediately infatuated with the young woman who seemed to be…

new courts at different levels of jurisdiction; including trial, appellate, and supreme court levels. They assigned particular duties and responsibilities to each level of court, from regulating ordinances and city laws to handling minor disputes like property and divorce. One especially important model that was adapted for use in state courts was the New York State Field Code of 1848. This code clarified jurisdictional claims of different issues and gave specifics in the matter of court…

The supreme court is one of the main pillars of government, whose original job was to rule over cases from original jurisdiction to appellate. However the court took on a very important power early on in it’s life, this power was the power to declare laws unconstitutional or judicial review. This power allows the court to govern to a limited extent their word essentially becoming law. This may be seen as some as a bad thing, however in all reality it may be a necessity. The supreme court acts…

decades, the Supreme Court has lost its capability to base its legitimacy only in its legal experience, nevertheless it has won public support as a new source of legitimate authority. Because of the increased in public understanding that legal experience does not award the Court with specific answers, the Court has lost some experience as a source of legitimacy. As a result of scientific surveys/polls of public opinion and its current centrality in the public mind, the Court has open a new…