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The Judge. The federal judge who presides in the courtroom may be an Article III Judge or a Magistrate Judge, depending on the type of case. The judge rules on issues of law that come up in trial. The judge decides on the verdict if it’s a bench trial. District judges determine the appropriate punishment and sentence those convicted of crimes.
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Many people are involved in the criminal court case of an accused: the judge, the lawyers, the witnesses and sometimes a jury. This article describes the role each of these people. The Judge. The judge has several roles. The judge runs the trial and ensures that it is conducted properly.
Court structure varies from the courthouse to courthouse, but frequently court staff is divided into units. For example, staff may be assigned to work in the criminal unit, the civil unit, the traffic unit, the small claims unit, the juvenile unit, the family unit, or the probate unit.
accusatory phase (the pre-trial phase) and adjudicatory phase (the trial phase) of the criminal justice process include individuals who regularly work together in the trial courts. The prosecutor files the accusatory instrument called either an information or an indictment , and represents the state in plea bargaining, on pretrial motions ...
These administrators’ responsibilities include: hiring and training court personnel (clerks, judicial assistants, bailiffs), ensuring that the court caseloads are efficiently processed, keeping records, sending case files to reviewing courts, ensuring that local court rules are implemented, and working with the local and state bar ...
Are efforts appropriately targeted? Do they teach the right content? How much content is remembered? How much do current professional development efforts impact court performance? It is time for court associations, training providers, and court systems to reexamine and, if necessary, reinvent judicial branch development programs.
The following personnel are the ones most closely involved in criminal investigations: • Police officers are usually first on the crime scene and they secure it for investigation. Police detectives lead the investigation into the crime.
