Hamilton County Judges Case Essay

I. “ Judge Patrick Pirtle is the district judge of the 251st District Court of Randall County, Texas, and this case, a capital murder case, is on the docket of that Court. “ (http://www.goextranet.net/Seminars/Examples/Disqualify/State%27sRecuseJudge.htm)

It was a gloomy Tuesday morning in Camden on March 18, 2014. Spring break had just began and the free time to do the court observation. The Superior Court of New Jersey had begun a civil action court case that was fairly controversial over how to distribute ones pension to their spouse when filing a divorce. When arriving upon the court house, the whole entire environment surrounding the court was very authoritarian. It seems that the court rooms and such are always located where most of the town’s governing takes place, whether it is just a municipal court, or the superior court just as this one. Before arriving, the presumption was that the court house would like every other court house, big building with large marble stone pillars in

Judge Lisa Hammond is a special judge for the seventh district court of Oklahoma County, in Oklahoma. She earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Oklahoma. She was interested in criminology but had never considered attending law school. After she began working criminal investigation in the juvenile department, she changed her mind. She felt that attorneys did not pay enough attention to the police and investigators she worked with when they were developing cases. Out of frustration and determination she studied and took the LSAT. She was soon accepted to the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Case 1 is an appeal to the conviction rendered by District Court Judge Bradley on

The prosecution works to get their guilty verdict while the defense tries to help their clients with their verdicts. In court I listen to both sides argue the Innocence/Guilt of the young woman in question wanted on DWI charges. The honorable judge Pauline Hankins presides over the court and waits patiently for all the evidence to be presented. The prosecution and the defense are set on opposite sides of the courtroom while the jury box and the belief are set next to the judge. Judge Pauline Hankins is in the middle of the courtroom in front of the North Carolina State seal with an office on the right next to the witness stand. Everything that has been said in the court is added to the court record. The court record is a detailed document

APPEAL from the judgment of the Superior Court of Sutter County, Perry Parker, Judge. Reversed, in part; remanded, in part; and affirmed, in part.

favor. The case had yet again been appealed, and this time the Supreme Court is

“In 1926 California joined a nationwide court reform movement that encouraged the establishment of judicial councils to bring coherence to court operations and procedures and improve the quality of justice.” (Profile/Judicial Council of California/Administrative Office of the Courts, n.d.) In 1960, a constitutional amendment created the Administrative Director of the Courts and within a year the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) was born (Profile/Judicial Council of California/Administrative Office of the Courts, n.d.) The purpose of the AOC was aimed at providing (1) “professional services to the courts and council (2) establish an “array of programs to improve justice administration” and (3) “enhance court technology, judicial branch education and human resources support”. Today, those ideals are very much ingrained within the California’s Judicial Council.

Procedural History: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia granted judgment in favor of defendants. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed, holding that the respondents’ refusal to pay the

227 Kan. 780; 610 P. 2d 580; 1980 Kan. LEXIS 280; 28 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (Callaghan) 1362

From enforcing traffic tickets to ruling on the legality of legislation passed by the Senate and Assembly, California’s court system plays an integral role in society. However, despite the massive influence the courts hold over the lives of all Californians, most know little to nothing about the way the court system operates. As an intern at the Superior Court of San Francisco, I came to realize how, even after taking multiple political science courses on laws and the judicial system, I only accumulated a shallow pool of knowledge on the inner workings of the court system. Talking with judges and attorneys and sitting in on court meetings did help me understand the judicial system in much more depth, but also brought up many additional issues I am interested in pursuing further.

The district court had jurisdiction of this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 because this issue involves a federal question. The district court granted Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on March, 2018. Petitioner’s filed their notice of appeal within the 30-day limit allowed by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(1)(B). This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, which provides for review of all final decisions of district courts.

The Suffolk Superior Courthouse and Edward W. Brooke Courthouse provided two distinct views into the judicial system. At the Suffolk Superior Court the defendant, Donald Williams, was on trial on charges of assault with intent to murder and aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, both felonies. Contrastingly, I viewed a number of arraignments at the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse where, among the charges, were larceny and assault and battery on an officer, both felonies. The Suffolk Superior Courthouse, being a superior criminal court, dealt with more serious crimes than that of the Edward W. Brooke courthouse, a

This case was heard in the Franklin County Court of Appeals in Ohio and the Ohio Supreme

Whenever an appellate court reverses a trial court decision, it instructs that court to rehear the case using the correct law and procedures. If the court sees that a “gross miscarriage of justice” is being done or that an error was obviously committed, they will usually overturn the trial court’s decision (Coffin, 85). In the vast majority of cases, the decision of a Court of Appeal is final. The state Supreme Court does not review the vast majority of cases – it steps in to resolve new or disputed questions of law. It is also the highest state appellate court for civil matters (supreme.courts.state