Q2 The second matter that you wanted me to comment on is one with regard to a judge of the District Court by the name of Judge Tardy. The concerns that are to be decided in this case involve: - And the misconduct of the Judge and the head of the District Court - The competencies of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner - Confidentiality of the identity of complainant Two allegations against Judge Trady were made, one by Mrs Defarge, it was made in a phone call, and one is a rumours heard by you. In accordance to s12(4) of the Act, the complaint should be made in writing by the complainant, however s12(7) confer you the power to act, specified as follow: the commissioner may, on his or her own initiative, treat as a complaint any matters concerning the conduct of a judicial officer and under s12(4) the Commissioner may determine to deal with a series of complaints relating to a particular judicial officer as if they were a single complaint , therefore you can handle the two allegations together. You should draft a letter to the head of the jurisdiction …show more content…
Mrs Defarge requested to keep her identity confidential, s30 specified that no obligation to maintain secrecy or other restriction on the disclosure of information applies for the purposes of a complaint under this Act, except an obligation or restriction designed to keep the identity of an informant secret. The Act explicitly protect the identity an informant secret, and Mrs Defarge is an
Repyneck recalls in 2011 she was going through a divorce from her husband Michael Ziegler. Repyneck was having financial problem and she was advised to seek a bankruptcy lawyer. Repyneck was scheduled for a hearing in Hellertown on Wednesday and her divorce attorney recommended David Tidd from Hellertown. She called Tidd, she thought it was either Sunday or Monday, and he told her to bring a payment to retain him to his office on Tuesday and he would make the hearing on Wednesday go away. After she went to his office, Tidd told her she wouldn’t have to appear in court on Wednesday, that he would take care of it.
1. The first issue is whether the trial court erred in denying Greer's motion for summary judgment on the grounds that Mr. Austin's will contest was barred by T.C.A. § 32-4-108 (Supp. 1991).
Case 1 is an appeal to the conviction rendered by District Court Judge Bradley on
II. “Judge Pirtle should recuse himself from presiding in this case, because the State intends to call Judge Pirtle as a witness, concerning the qualifications and credibility of Dr. Ralph Erdmann, the pathologist who performed the autopsy in this capital murder case.” (http://www.goextranet.net/Seminars/Examples/Disqualify/State%27sRecuseJudge.htm)
To properly understand the events a chronological descripcion of the litigation is to be provided.
Which of the following was an administrator of the EPA during the second Bush administration?
3. What discrepancies/irregularities can you identify in Stephanie Baker’s file? What additional documentation would you like to have? Do you have any additional concerns regarding Stephanie’s file?
4.How does Judge Jean Boyds reasoning in the local newspaper (in regards to why he didnt send Ethan to jail) relate to the novels to Kill a Mockingbird when Boo radley got in trouble? Use an examples from the article for your first piece of evidence, and an example from TKAM (pages 12-14) for you second piece of
On the morning of January 8th 1962, the Supreme Court received mail from prisoner 003826 of Florida State Prison, also known as Clarence Earl Gideon. In the envelope contained a hand written letter with questionable grammar from Gideon claiming that he was denied a fair trial due to the absence of a lawyer. Gideon’s writ of certiorari was an in forma pauperis petition or pauper’s petition. Due to the fact that most paupers’ petitions are from inmates who do not have the legal means to properly file a certiorari, the Court had special methods of handling cases such as Gideon’s. Paupers’ petitions according to Justice Frankfurter were “almost unintelligible and certainly do not present a clear statement of issues necessary
Mr. Plessy was then brought before the recorder of the city for preliminary examination, and committed for trial to the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans, where information was filed him in the matter set forth, for a violation of Louisiana act. Mr. Plessy's argument was that the Louisiana Act did not apply to him being more of white descent. The main point of Plessy's argument was based on the fact of it being unconstitutional of the act of general assembly. In response, the district attorney on behalf of the state of Louisiana filled a demurrer. Upon the issuing of such demurrer, overruled the plea of the court be enjoined by a writ of prohibition from further proceeding in such case, the court will proceed to fine and sentence the petitioner to imprisonment and thus deprive him of his constitutionality of the act under which he was being persecuted.
Identification of Parties and Procedural Details: Who is the Plaintiff/Appellant? Who is the Defendant/Appealer? What is the cause of action? Who prevailed in lower court? Who is appealing to what court?
In deciding whether to excuse a person from jury service, the sheriff or judge must have regard to the following—
B. Review the "frequently asked questions" relating to the Justices. Why do the justices wear black robes?
The court reconvened, and the crown called the next person, Tim. B. Tim, a young white male, was already out on bail pending his charge of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The Crown stated that this was a reverse-onus because he was charged with failure to appear three times. The duty counsel informed that Tim voluntarily turned himself in earlier in the morning when he found out about the charges, and that his father who owned property over $250,000 is willing to be his surety. The crown said she will consent to the release with a $1000 surety and conditions of non-contact with the victim and to reside with or residence approved by the surety. The duty counsel did not object and the Judge accepted the terms.
My externship at the AG Office exposed me to the interworking’s of a government agency. As an employee of the state every detail is particularly scrutinized and it is of the utmost importance that quality work be exhibited. At the AG Office I continued to impress my supervisors with my diligence, impressive legal research, writing skills, and through drafting legal memorandums and motions in limine. Moreover, I quickly adapted and learned about specific duties entailed upon me as a legal extern, and executed those duties, which included assisting attorneys with discovery proceedings, jury instructions, and any matters arising from preparation of jury trials.