The Judiciary Flashcards
What does the judiciary mean?
It is a collective term for all different types of judge in the system
What is the judiciary split between?
Civil courts and Criminal courts
The higher up the hierarchy, the more likely what?
The more likely judges can sit in either civil or criminal cases.
What is the judiciaries main role?
To adjudicate either over transgressions of the law in criminal trials or in disputes in civil cases
What are the judges divided into?
Inferior (Crown Court and below), and
Superior (High Court and above).
What are types of judges in the Supreme court? 2
Justices of the Supreme Court
Head of the Supreme Court: President of the Supreme Court
What is the Role of the judges in the Supreme Court
Hear appeals on points of law in both civil and criminal cases
What are the types of judges in the Court of Appeal? 3
Lord Justices of Appeal
Criminal Division Head: Lord Chief Justice
Civil Division Head: Master of the Rolls
What is the role of the Judges in the Court of Appeal
Hear appeals in criminal cases
Hear appeals in civil cases
What are the types of judges in the High Court? 4
High Court Judges
Chancellor of High Court
President of Family Division
President of Queen’s Bench Division
What is the role of the Judges in the High Court 3
Judges sit in one of three High Court Divisions
Hear large-value, first-instance civil cases
Hear appeals from lower courts. Civil & criminal
What are the types of judges in the Crown Court 3
High Court Judges
Circuit Judges
Recorders
What is the role of the judges in the Crown Court 6
Hear complex and serious criminal cases Hear appeals from Magistrates Court Try criminal cases with Jury Decide the law Assist jury on points of law Pass sentences
What are the types of judges in the County Court 3
Circuit Judges
Recorders
District Judges
What is the role of the Judges in the County Court? 2
Hear civil cases
Decide liability and remedies
