High Court of Justice

The Supreme Court is the highest court of the judicial system and can shape the direction of the American judicial system and the morals of society. All other courts reside under the Supreme Court and adhere to the standards set in cases decided by the Supreme Court. The importance of the Supreme Court explains why the nomination of a new justice to the court can be a heated and contentious situation between the two parties that reside in the American political system. President Trump nominated…

should write their own opinions. However, due to the scarcity of time and the amount of workload for justices, it is rather efficient for others who are also experienced and knowledgeable in law to aid justices in their judicial process; therefore, justices are dependent on their law clerks. The research of this paper is to find whether law clerks influence the votes cast by Supreme Court justices on the cases they hear. In the unlikely case that if research discovers that if law clerks have a…

I will be discussing Japan’s criminal justice system. I will be addressing the law enforcement, courts, and correction workings of their criminal justice system. I chose Japan because I believed that it would be interesting to learn more about how their criminal justice system works. It is important to look at other countries criminal justice systems so that we can compare them to our own to see if we need to make improvements or if we can help to improve others. Japan 's legal system is based…

Justice Stephen Breyer Justice Stephen Breyer has been on the Supreme Court for almost 22 years. He was confirmed to the court by the Senate on June 29, 1994. Justice Breyer’s confirmation was not a surprise considering how highly qualified he was, as well as, how highly others thought of him. For most of Breyer’s adult life he has had an influential role in the legal field. This paper will summarize Justice Stephen Breyer’s early life through today. We will also analyze his jurisprudence in…

Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction: This court is in the lowest level of the judicial system. These courts are only authorized to hear specified types of cases such as marriage, divorce, alimony, adoption, emancipation, juvenile offenses, misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, inheritance, and estate settlements. This type of court goes by different names such as Justice of the Peace Courts, Municipal Courts, Constitutional County Courts, County Courts at Law, and Statutory Probate…

Antonin Scalia Antonin Scalia was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, he was often described as the intellectual anchor of the Court’s conservative wing. Antonin Gregory Scalia was born in Trenton, New Jersey on March 11, 1936. He attended Georgetown University as an undergraduate and obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from Harvard Law School. After spending six years in a Cleveland law firm, he became a law school…

The court system in our country was created under the influences from the Justinian Code, after the Roman Emperor Justinian I, Napoleonic Code, and the common law of Great Britain. Federal and States courts have separate political jurisdictions and procedures, nonetheless, both were established to solve conflicts. However, court systems are different than police departments, in that courts are in a hierarchy order. When a case is seen at a court, the loosing party can appeal to court with more…

It is the underlying issue in every court case and disagreement between people all over the world; does justice mean equal treatment? Should it? The answer to these questions is a controversial one, but can be answered with the unpopular opinion that no, justice in today’s society and courts does not mean fairness. Justice should be the act of giving consequences to those who deserve, at the level they deserve, without any other factors and influences playing a role. This, unfortunately, is not…

The court visited was ‘Uxbridge Magistrates Court’. Magistrates (also known as justices of the peace) are 21,500 volunteer judicial office holders who serve in magistrates’ courts throughout England and Wales. Most of the criminal court cases that are heard in England and Wales take place in a Magistrates Court. A Magistrates' Court is usually presided over by three magistrates. They are called Justices of the Peace. The panel of judges is often called the Bench. Magistrates are not paid, but…

Following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February of this year, the US Supreme Court has still been operating with eight justices instead of appointing a ninth. The reason for this being a lack of response from the Senate to President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland. This failure to acknowledge the President’s motion has sparked outrage across the country, bringing rise to the Constitutional provisions associated with the appointment of Supreme Court Justices. Several issues…