human life. In the end, Joe’s parents “know everything. The sentence was to endure . . . I don’t remember that they even looked at me or I at them after the shock of that first moment when we all realized we were old” (317). When Joe hears that the judge handling his mother’s case is uncertain whether the accused man can be charged at all, the 13-year-old boy whose mother was raped pursues his own quest for justice. Narrating this gripping story years later, having himself become a public prosecutor
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to the courtroom, relying on judges and lawyers rather than elected leaders and the ballot box as the primary means of effecting their social agenda.” This suggests that Gorsuch believes that only those in the Legislative and Executive branches should affect public policy and those in the Judicial branch should not; however, the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges did affect public policy and therefore conflicts with his beliefs. In this quote he also states, “Ours (judges’) is the job of interpreting
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An option that challenges for cause where the attorneys ought to define the reason for a challenge. This could be in the form of bias or conflict of interest. In such a case, the opposing person is given the opportunity to respond and the judge decides on the juror’s exclusion. Another option is a peremptory challenge. This option gives the attorneys the power of excluding jurors with no explanation for it. Considering that challenges for cause are unrestricted, attorneys are barred
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I’ve prided myself on the thought that I don’t judge people on the merit of their works, but of their person. I do have to admit that actually do discriminate a person based on their works. I’ve often judged those with what I may have seen as menial occupations as people of less intelligence and drive. This is not true, as I have learned in the past, but was brought more to light with the example from our text book, page 77. Just considering how those of widely varied jobs in Denmark view each
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I’ve prided myself on the thought that I don’t judge people on the merit of their works, but of their person. I do have to admit that actually do discriminate a person based on their works. I’ve often judged those with what I may have seen as menial occupations as people of less intelligence and drive. This is not true, as I have learned in the past, but was brought more to light with the example from our text book, page 77. Just considering how those of widely varied jobs in Denmark
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CASES DISPOSED, APPEALED, AND REVERSED IN HAMILTON COUNTY COURTS Common Pleas Court Judge Fred Cartolano Thomas Crush Patrick Dinkelacker Timothy Hogan Robert Kraft William Mathews William Morrissey Norbert Nadel Arthur Ney, Jr. Richard Niehaus Thomas Nurre John O� Connor Robert Ruehlman J. Howard Sundermann Ann Marie Tracey Ralph Winkler Total Total Cases Disposed 3,037 3,372 1,258 1,954 3,138 2,264 3,032 2,959 3,219 3,353 3,000 2,969 3,205 955 3,141 3,089 43,945 Appealed Cases 137 119 44 60 127
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Courtroom Observation Report Judges can alleviate much of the public dissatisfaction with the judicial branch by paying critical attention to the key elements of procedural fairness: voice, neutrality, respectful treatment, and engendering trust in authorities. Judges must be aware of the dissonance that exists between how they view the legal process and how the public before them view it. While judges should definitely continue to pay attention to creating fair outcomes, they should also tailor
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Texas is amongst the few states whose judges are appointed by public election. This includes local judges as well as judges in the state’s Supreme Court. Every judge is chosen by the people. This method is justifiably fair, since running candidates can campaign regardless of their political affiliation and without fear of discrimination or bias from the government. This also eliminates the risk of corrupt bargains influencing who falls into power. Rather than politicians appointing politicians, the
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“Sit down, Mr. Clark” Judge Moore said, gesturing to a chair directly opposite the director’s desk. Off to the side, Ritter and Greer sat quietly, the former leaning forward in his seat and gripping a cup between his hands. “Coffee?” “No thanks, sir. I had some on my way here,” responded John Clark, who was in fact John Kelly, but due to a series of previous events that few men knew about, his code name became his actual name. Thus, he was able to start life anew. Despite his relative introvertedness
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ADDRESS TO THE FAMILY COURT CONFERENCE 2011 Copthorne Hotel, Oriental Bay, Wellington Friday 5 August 2011 * Sian Elias Separate Property – Rose v Rose Introduction I should have know n bet t er t han t o give in t o t he Principal Judge’ s blandishment s t o agree t o speak t o you on t he subject of w hat I persist in t hinking of as “ mat rimonial propert y” . In t he f irst place, one of t he great successes of t he Family Court has been t hat appellat e court s rarely see relat
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