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Non Court Responsibilities

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According to Bohm and Haley (2011) a judge has several different responsibilities in the criminal justice field. Non-court duties begin with determining probable cause, signing search and arrest warrants, informing suspects of their constitutional rights, setting and revoking bail, arraigning defendants, and negotiating dispositions with prosecutors and defense attorneys. One of the main responsibilities of a judge is to ensure suspects and defendants are treated fairly in accordance with due process. Other responsibilities judges have outside the court room is they are responsible for their court staff, and in some situations could be responsible for entire court houses. In jury trials judges are responsible for allowing the jury a fair

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