16 - the judiciary Flashcards

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what is the judiciary

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a collectivee term for all the judges in the english legal system

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what courts may inferior judges me found in?

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crown
county
magistrates
tribunals

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what courts may superior judges be found in?

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the supreme court
court of appeal
high court

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name of judges in the supreme court

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justices of the supreme court

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role of judges in the supreme court

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hear appeals on points of law in both criminal and civil cases
they are able set to binding precident

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name of judges found in the court of appeal

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lord justices of appeal

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role of court of appeal judges

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  • in criminal cases to hear appeals on conviction of sentence
  • in civil cases on liability of amount awarded
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name of judges in the high court

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pusine judges
high court judges

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role of judges in the high court

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sit in one of three divisions
hear first instance cases in civil cases of high value
hear criminal and civil appeals from lower courts

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name of judges in crown court

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  • high court judges may be used in serious situations
  • circuit judges
  • recorder
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role of judges in the crown court

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  • complex and serious crimianl cases
  • appeals from lower courts
  • try cases with a jury
  • sentence
  • decide the law
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name of judges in county court

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cicuit judges
recorders
sometimes district judges in small claims

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role of judges in county court

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hear civil cases
decide laibility and remedies

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name of judges in magistrates court

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district judges

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role of county court judges

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  • hear low level crimianl cases
  • decide verdicts/sentence
  • hear some civil cases such as family
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name of judges in tribunals

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tribunal judges

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role of tribunal judges

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here cases on specific issues such as employment

18
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how is judicial independance achieves

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security of tenure
immuniry from suit
indpendence from the executive

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secuirty of tenure

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  • judges hold office during ‘good behaviour’
  • suprerior judges can only be removed by both houses of parliament and the crown
  • inferior judges can be removed by the Lord chancellor on grounds of misconduct or incapacity
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immunity from suit

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free from legal action while sevring correcctly in their capacity of a judge
cant be sued for defermation

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independnace of teh executive

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  • should be indpendnat from pressure of the government or any other influence
  • judges salaires and pensions set by an indpendnat body
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reasons for judicial independance

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  • fair and impatial justice
  • protect the rights of citizens from the government
  • ensure that decisions are based on fact