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It is sad when the Appeals Court Judges Violated Ethics Laws, Report Says according to Sam Hananel in the Huffington Post on April 28,2014. The Center for Public Integrity released a report Monday that found twenty-four cases in which judges ruled on the case despite owning stock in the company appearing before them. Also in another two cases the judges where financially tied to the law firms representing the parties. When the judges found out sixteen of them sent out letters to the parties involved

I believe this statement is accurate due to the fact almost every single Supreme Court justice has the same background besides having different political standpoints. According to O’Brien, “Henry Abraham, a leading scholar on the appointment of justices, proposed the following six criteria of judicial merit: demonstrated judicial temperament; professional expertise and competence; absolute personal and professional integrity; an able, agile, lucid mind; appropriate professional educational background

drug court is unlike any other in the country. Judge Williams’s courts in Georgia’s Glynn and Camden Counties do not honor a major component of rule of law—due process. Due process is fair treatment through the judicial system. It includes, among a few other rights, the rights to receive an impartially fair trial and subsequent reasonable punishment, to grieve or complain against the charges and government official in charge, and to appeal. Judge Amanda William’s drug court is guilty of due process

The media often portrays a negative image of lawyers and judges. The way that lawyers and judges act in media can be described as selfish justice. The meaning of selfish justice refers to the lack of concern that lawyers and judges can have regarding the fairness of a trial and the consequences that a ruling can have on another human life. To clarify, in most crime television shows and even in reality, an innocent person can easily be found guilty in court if the district attorney has enough evidence

In the article, “A Judge Speaks Out,” Haddon Lee Sarokin discussed how the judiciary system works within the United States Court of Appels. In the article Sarokin expressed how America’s democracy faces problems of inequality and political withdrawal. Throughout the article, Sarokin implies that many decisions made by the judges are not necessarily decisions that would be made based off the Constitution as it should be, but based off the judges giving into the majorities opinions and desires. Sarokin

more and more displeased with the growing role of politics in judicial selection and judicial decision-making. Judges were inundated by outside pressures due to the political features of the election process, and dockets were overcrowded due to time the judges spent campaigning. In November 1940, voters amended the Missouri constitution by adopting the Nonpartisan Selection of Judges Court Plan. This plan was placed on the ballot by initiative petition. The acceptance of the plan by initiative

which could also led to her losing her job. She decided to go to court to appeal this decision. In court the judge will use one of four rule of interpreting statute in question. Interpreting statutes The language that is used in statutes can cause issues, as some laws are old like the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. The language that was written in the law

circumstances and punishments, and also noteworthy how the judges sentencing styles differ. I find it very interesting to observe the different tendencies between the 2 judges, Wilhelm and Tailleur. I find myself primarily spending about equal time in each judge's court because the week's differ. If Judge Wilhelm has a busy calendar, than Judge Tailleur will have a laid back callender, and vise versa so I do find myself in each of the judges courts an equal amount of time. Now that I have been there

Judge Dredd, also known as Joseph Dredd, is a fictional character who first appeared in British comic books in the 1970’s. Dredd is referred to as the “father of justice” and is the most feared, respected, and widely known of all the judges. His duty is to arrest, convict, sentence and execute criminals. In 1995, with a budget of 70 million dollars, the first adaptation of Judge Dredd was created and directed by Danny Cannon, starring Sylvester Stallone. According to Francisco Gonzalez and his blog

Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee tells of a district magistrate of Chang-Ping in the T’ang Dynasty named Judge Dee Goong An, famous for his ability to solve mysterious cases. This is simple enough, except it is immediately evident to the reader that Judge Dee is not just a normal magistrate content with solving a case – it is easy to see that he always digs deeper. His success is unparalleled in the land, his actions laid out without a single corrupt thought or a lax view. What makes Judge Dee so effective