Category: J
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Justices Removal
Justices Removal in the United States Supreme Court of the United States: Removal from Office Introduction to Justices Removal Justices serve lifetime appointments. Under the Constitution they can be removed from the Court only by first being impeached (accused) by a majority vote of the U.S. […]
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Juvenile Correctional Institutions
Juvenile Correctional Institutions in the United States Types of Prisons Juvenile Correctional Institutions Introduction to Juvenile Correctional Institutions In the United States and Canada, minors (individuals who have not reached the legal age of adulthood) are not sent to prisons with […]
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Justice Qualifications
Justice Qualifications in the United States Supreme Court of the United States: Qualifications Introduction to Justice Qualifications The Constitution does not specify formal qualifications for membership on the Supreme Court. From the beginning, though, justices have all been lawyers, and […]
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Jury Charge
Jury Charge in the United States Trial Trial by Jury Summations and the Jury Charge Introduction to Jury Charge At the conclusion of the case, it is customary for both sides to make their summations, which consist of comment by counsel with regard to the testimony of the various witnesses who […]
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Jury Function
Jury Function in the United States Jury Function of a Jury Introduction to Jury Function After a satisfactory jury has been drawn, the jury is sworn, and the trial proceeds. In general, during the progress of a trial, all questions of law are determined by the court and questions of fact by […]
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Jury History
Jury History in the United States Introduction to Jury History The exact origin of the jury system is not known; various writers have attributed it to different European peoples who at an early period developed methods of trial not unlike the early jury trials in England. It seems probable […]
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Judicial Review Limitations
Judicial Review Limitations in the United States Introduction to Judicial Review Limitations There are several restrictions on the exercise of judicial review. Courts may strike down unconstitutional laws only when cases are brought to them. In the absence of a case, judges may not issue […]
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Judicial Review Origins
Judicial Review Origins in the United States Introduction to Judicial Review Origins Although the Constitution itself is silent about judicial review, evidence indicates that many people anticipated that the courts established by the Constitution would exercise such a power to some […]
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Judicial Ruling
Judicial Ruling in the United States Signing Statements Used to Create a Legal History Introduction to Judicial Ruling The administration of President Ronald Reagan was the first to conceive of signing statements as guides for judicial rulings. Under Reagan a group of conservative lawyers, […]
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Judicial Review Impact
Judicial Review Impact in the United States Introduction to Judicial Review Impact The Supreme Court has overturned more than 125 federal statutes and 1200 state laws and municipal ordinances, most of them since the late 19th century. By contrast, the Supreme Court invalidated only two […]
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Judicial Councils
Judicial Councils in the United States Introduction to Judicial Councils Judicial Councils or Judicial Conferences, United States investigatory and advisory agencies that report on the operations and effectiveness of the state courts. Since 1921 when the Judicature Commission of Massachusetts […]
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Judicial Branch Administration
Judicial Branch Administration in the United States Judicial Branch Structure Administration Introduction to Judicial Branch Administration The judicial branch employs about 30,000 people, including judges, clerks, and other staff. The management and organization of the judicial workload is […]
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Judicial Branch Structure
Judicial Branch Structure in the United States Judicial Branch Structure Introduction to Judicial Branch Structure The federal courts-which include district courts, courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court-handle only a small part of the legal cases in the United States. Most cases involve […]
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Jurat
Jurat in United States Jurat Definition In practice. That part of an affidavit where the officer certifies that the same was sworn before him, and when and where. Jurat in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Jurat, Jurat in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Jurat, Jurat in the […]
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Juridical
Juridical in United States Juridical Definition (Lat. juridicus, q. v.) Relating to the administration of justice. A juridical day is one on which courts sit for the administration of justice. Belonging to the office of a judge. See Judicial. Juridical in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias […]