Judge Judy

neglected children. CASA is a network of 949 community-based programs that recruit, train, and support citizen-volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in courtrooms and communities. CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children, to make sure they don’t get lost in the overburdened legal and social service system or languish in inappropriate group or foster homes. Volunteers stay

the specific qualifications needed for each state. I will present a brief overview of the steps an individual has to learn to become an attorney, which can contribute to a judgeship. I will also discuss the step of removing a judge from office. - The six steps to become a judge: Step one is to attend undergraduate school, earn a law degree, pass a Uniform Bar Exam, become a practicing attorney, and obtain a judgeship and complete training. The Virginia judiciary is composed of the Supreme Court, the

help solve the inequality and violence that happen in our modern world. For example, someone who ends up in the court system is usually believed to have violated someone else’s rights or broken rules in which we agree to live by in this society. The judge, lawyers, and members from the community help decide whether or not the defendant receives any penalties. We need the system to aid the community, therefore when we find an inequality or loophole in the system, we work as a community to change it.

The court scene in “ The Merchant of Venice” along with “Measure of Measure” are two of the most read court scenes in Shakespeare 's plays. The court scene in “The Merchant of Venice” is a window into the world of Elizabethan Law, and some of the issues that citizens had with the trying to find justice. It also shadows problems in our current legal system that are a source of contention today. Below I intend to show that Shakespeare, because of his knowledge of the legal system, was well aware of

I would like to share my views about this story and to determine whom I believe is right or wrong in these discussions. I have learned a lot about laws and how this countries judicial system works and operates. Justice Truepenny’s reasoning is real cut and to the point, is it clear that he doesn’t deviate from his logic or the law for any reason. I am not a practicing Christian but I do believe that we should follow not only the law of the land but, most important God’s law. I believe that Truepenny’s

Court of Law” by Amanda Hess. Both of these articles highlight the emergence of social media being a deciding factor in court cases. Basically, if a person is sharing something with their friends, they may as well be sharing it directly with the judge and jury. Someone on Facebook can share that information with the police and it would not be a violation of privacy. The recent arguments have been that posts made publicly on Facebook, is the equivalent to sharing a thought with hundreds, maybe

Social media has changed how generations view careers simply by the way actors portray those careers on television and in the movies. When watching a famous movie or television series about a career that one is interested in pursuing, one experiences an overly dramatized version of what their future career holds. For instance, in the movie, The Lincoln Lawyer, Matthew McConaughey portrays a successful lawyer named Mick Haller who defends a man accused of assaulting a prostitute. Although this movie

I remember watching the news on may 19th 2013 and hearing about a young boy who passed away just kilometers outside my house. At age two Geo was killed outside Rics Grill due to an alleged drunk driver: Richard Suter. I felt the pain and sorrow for the family members and remember hoping that Mr. Suter be punished for his actions. However, over time I completely forgot what ended up happening until today. October 20th 2015, I got off the LRT and didn’t quite know what to expect going to the

Drug Courts came about as a result of a backlogged court system and a steady, rapidly increasing prison population. Drug courts are a form of diversion that helps the offender through rehabilitation and the community through an increased sense of protection, which serves the best interest of everyone. Drug Courts are community based intermediate sanctions that incorporate treatment principles into the Criminal Justice System and divert drug offenders from traditional punishments of probation and

three elected officials. (Utexas) Soon after Independence, the republic of Texas under the 1836 Constitution, established a supreme court and allowed Congress to create inferior courts. Judges in such courts were to be elected by Congress. Counties, at the time, had County and Justice of Peace courts, whose judges were popularly elected. With the entrance of Texas into the Union and the adoption of numerous constitutions during the period, Texas retained a similar judicial structure. The current 1876