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Author Amy Jo Burns released her novel Mercury on January 2 — thanks to it being one of the January 2024 Book of the Month club picks — it quickly became a favorite among the Us Weekly staff ...
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Bazaar Book Chat, an inside look at our editors’ Slack channel, where we candidly review the latest literary releases. Bazaar Book Chat January Pick: "Mercury ...
The report The Judiciary in the Magistrates' Court (2000) found that at the time the cost of using lay magistrates was £52.10 per hour compared with the cost of using a stipendiary at £61.90 an hour. [86] In 2010, offence-to-completion time for defendants whose case was committed or sent for trial at the Crown Court was an average of 187 days.
A magistrate in England and Wales can refer to a Justice of the Peace (also known as lay magistrate) or a stipendiary or police magistrate, which have been renamed as district judges. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Typically, a lay judge will serve one day per month in court during his or her tenure. In principle, any adult can become a lay judge. [19] Lay judges must be Swedish citizens and over 18 years old. [17] People that cannot be lay judges are judges, court officers, prosecutors, police, attorneys, and professionals engaged in judicial proceedings ...
Until 1949, they were known as metropolitan police magistrates. There was also a Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate for London, with additional administrative duties. In August 2000, stipendiary magistrates, including metropolitan stipendiary magistrates, were replaced by the new role of district judge (magistrates' courts) .
Amy Jo Burns' novel, "Shiner," illuminates an Appalachia whose men "pray for God to show Himself while our wives wash their husbands' underpants." Review: In a fierce novel about Appalachia, the ...
In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which hears matters relating to summary offences and some triable either-way matters. Some civil law issues are also decided here, notably family proceedings. In 2010, there were 320 magistrates' courts in England and Wales; by 2020, a decade later, 164 of those had closed.