Anders Criminal Justice 500 November 30‚ 2014 Honorable Scott W. Naus Instructor Abstract Judges are the most prestigious members of the court system‚ but they are faced with challenges that reflect upon there ethics‚ and faithfulness to the people they serve. Often judges make careless misstates and forget that they are appointed or voted in by the public. Therefore some judges have been removed from the bench due to their behavior that includes‚ sexual allegations‚ taking cash‚ making
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problem-solving courts is how much more involved a judge is with each case. In traditional courts‚ a judge will most likely read off the names of the people in the docket‚ and simply sentence an individual according to what the DA has already negotiated. During a problem-solving court‚ the judge has the opportunity to get to know each defendant on a more personal level‚ and be able to help the defendant succeed. While results have shown that the more involved judges are‚ the more likely it is for a program
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Product Costing Glossary: Cost object is anything for which cost data are desired- including products‚ customers‚ jobs‚ and organizational subunits. Cost driver is factor that affects the costs associated with an activity. Product costs include all costs involved in acquiring or making a product. Period costs are all the costs that are not product costs. Fixed cost is a cost that remains constant‚ in total‚ regardless of changes in the level of activity. Fixed costs are not affected by changes
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keep on building on past initiatives to address intractable problems as well as emerging ones. I shall discuss case decongestion‚ integrity and independence of judges‚ transparency and accountability in the Judiciary‚ infrastructure needs of the Judiciary‚ compensation of judges‚ court administration‚ and training and career path for judges. These are my personal thoughts‚ as I do not claim to speak for the entire Court. I. CASE DECONGESTION 1. The number one problem of the Judiciary is clogged dockets
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In a ‘democratic republic’ power with accountability of the individual enjoying it‚ is essential to avert disaster for any democratic system. The accountability must be comprehensive to include not only the politicians‚ but also the bureaucrats‚ judges and everyone invested with public power. Power and position in the society come attendant with responsibility‚ and every incumbent of a public office must remain constantly accountable to the people‚ who are the repository of political sovereignty
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION BILL‚ 2014 A BILL to regulate the procedure to be followed by the National Judicial Appointments Commission for recommending persons for appointment as the Chief Justice of India and other Judges of the Supreme Court and Chief Justices and other Judges of High Courts and for their transfers and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the
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Justice delayed is justice denied Justice delayed is justice denied" is a legal maxim meaning that if legal redress is available for a party that has suffered some injury‚ but is not forthcoming in a timely fashion‚ it is effectively the same as having no redress at all. This principle is the basis for the right to a speedy trial and similar rights which are meant to expedite the legal system‚ because it is unfair for the injured party to have to sustain the injury with little hope for resolution
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High Courts Federal Shariat Court Subordinate Courts Special Courts and Tribunals 6.1 Service Tribunals 5 6 7 8 9 Procedural Law Terms and Conditions of Service of subordinate Judiciary Organisation and Strength of Judicial Hierarchy 9.1 9.2 9.3 Judges Administrative Staff Administrative Tribunals 10 11 Court Jurisdiction Strength of Law Officers and Lawyers 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Law Officers of Federation and Provinces Advocates‚ Supreme Court Advocates‚ High Courts Advocates‚ Subordinate
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or not. Each court has to decide for itself whether there is a precedent binding in the cases given and covering the cases given. Where there is a case to be decided is one that is without a precedent‚ the judge must decide it according to general principles of the law. By doing so‚ the judge lays down as original precedent which would then be used in subsequent similar cases. There are two main principles that are involved in judicial precedent; these are ratio decidendi and the obiter dictum
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representation will be used Role of the Adjudicator * Either a judge or magistrates sitting alone or a judge and a jury * The judge is responsible for ensuring that both parties obey the rules of the court‚ application of the rules of evidence and procedure‚ ensuring that the burden of proof is satisfied. * In criminal cases where there is no jury the judge decides guilt or innocence. In criminal cases where there is a jury the judge will sum up the facts and relevant law and determine the sanction
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