Explain the three primary methods of how judges are employed. Of the three which one do you feel is the best method of employing judges?
Judicial Misconduct In our unit this week on judges, we talked about the various sanctions that can be imposed on judges and some examples of misconduct that may bring these sanctions. For this discussion, I want you to find an article (not a blog post) about a judge who was disciplined for misconduct or removed altogether. […]
Case: At a gymnastics meet, three judges evaluate the balance beam performances of five gymnasts. The judges use a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is a perfect score. A statistician wants to examine the job objectivity and consistency of the judges. Assume scores are normally distributed. Judge 1 Judge 2 Judge […]
Outline the methods used by judges when interpreting legislation. Illustrate your answer with case law.
Compare the potential ethical issues of elected judges with those of appointed judges. Then, review the Code of Conduct for United States Judges . Of the five ethical canons listed, which one do you feel is the most important for federal judges to uphold and why?
Instructions In Chapter 5, you learned the critical role that discretion plays in the criminal justice system. Prosecutors have the power to exercise wide latitude with their decisions regarding whether or not to charge a person with a crime and judges have the power to determine whether or not bail will be set and at […]
First select an actual business-related U.S. legal case, pertaining to the topic of contract law, based on briefly conducting associated research. Based on that, you will then select an organization that you believe would be impacted by that legal case. Use credible legal research databases and online resources, research federal and state court cases, and […]
