Courts

Distinguishing Features of the Major Court Systems Criminal procedure can be complex, not only because of many factual questions that arise in day-day-police/citizen encounters but also because of the two-tiered structure of the United States court system. This two-tiered structure reflects the idea of dual sovereignty. The United States Legal system has been designed allow all citizens to receive a fair criminal trial regardless of social status, gender, race, and ethnic background. The system

vast majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decisions are written by an individual justice on the panel deciding that particular case, even on cases where the judgement was not unanimous (McCormick, 2015: 159). However, on rare occasions starting in the 1970’s the SCC started to use a different method of authorship where the decision is written instead “By the Court”. This method is generally reserved for important constitutional questions by a unanimous court and has only been used a handful

Justice Elena Kagan is currently the Supreme Court Justice. Kegan was nominated by President Obama on May 10, 2010 and than she assumed the role on August 7,2010.  According to The website Supreme Court Review "As a Supreme Court justice, Kagan has been compared to Justice Scalia because of her quick wit, strong writing and aggressive questioning at oral arguments. Justice Kagan, however, has a unique style and is praised for being the justice most in touch with new technology and popular culture

Historical Development of the U.S Court Systems CJA/490 University of Phoenix When the English were colonizing North America, they brought with them their laws. Being from the British Common Law system, the settlers understood how that system worked, so they modeled their own government using Common Law. In the 18th century, when the Union was formed and the colonies became states, they kept their Common Law governments. However, the Articles

I observed court operations at the Plantation Key Government Center in Tavernier, Florida twice: on October 7th and November 4th. I observed Chief Circuit Judge Carlos Garcia in courtroom A. The courthouse is located in the 16th Judicial Circuit of Florida and it’s a state trial court with general jurisdiction. The first visit was cut short, in part because it was a lighter criminal day than planned, but also I was flabbergasted by the lack of professionalism that was present in the Florida Keys

In the United States Government, there are three levels of the federal court system: District courts, Courts of Appeal, and the Supreme Court. District courts were created after the Judiciary Act of 1789, and consist of federal trial courts that do not cross state lines. They can use original jurisdiction on some cases if they involve a federal government as a party, present a federal based question, or involve civil suits with citizens. The United States attorney, who is nominated by the President

Newly Created Court System for Puerto Rico The proposal for creating Puerto Rico’s court system is no easy task. Systems from Wisconsin, Florida, Iowa, and New Jersey will be used in revamping Puerto Rico’s three-tier system to maximize efficiency and save costs. Following a brief history, the proposal will outline the states court structure, its employees, and the ethical standard those employees must abide by. In order to lay the court foundation for the newly state of Puerto Rico, it is important

brought to the courts his statement began to become less true. The courts actually have a great amount of power such as, “striking down laws, rules, or regulations that violate the Constitution…” (Morone and Kersh 432). When considering the power of the judicial branch you must know how the Supreme Court works to fulfill its roles and how the judges make their decisions. To

Texting is a popular form of communication, therefore it is no surprise that the courts today are confronted with the question of a whether a text message should be admitted as evidence at a trial. The answer is not so simple, since many factors must be considered in order to allow this. Such as, how did the court come about knowing of the text message? Did the police find it? Did they go through the accused’s phone without consent? Was this unlawful? Did this violate the accused’s charter right

Problem-Solving Courts. Problem-Solving Courts are specialized courts that focus on specific problems in society, such as drug abuse, prostitution, mental-health, domestic violence, etc (Courts). I have chosen drug courts more specifically to research. According to drugpolicy.org, in 2012 1.55 million people were arrested for non-violent drug charges (Drug Policy Alliance). This is an astounding amount of people being arrested, which is why I believe it is important to have problem-solving courts. Unlike