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Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by Active Chief Senior; 25 Chief Judge Kristine Baker: Little Rock: 1971 2012–present 2023–present — Obama: 23 District Judge Brian S. Miller: Little Rock: 1967 2008–present 2012–2019 — G.W. Bush: 24 District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. Little Rock: 1963 2010–present 2019–2023 ...
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.
A citizen's right to a trial by jury is a central feature of the United States Constitution. [1] It is considered a fundamental principle of the American legal system. Laws and regulations governing jury selection and conviction/acquittal requirements vary from state to state (and are not available in courts of American Samoa), but the fundamental right itself is mentioned five times in the ...
A judge's chambers is the office of a judge, where certain types of matters can be heard "in chambers", also known as in camera, rather than in open court.Generally, cases heard in chambers are cases, or parts of cases, in which the public and press are not allowed to observe the procedure. [1]
A federal judge has ruled that former Ald. Edward Burke’s allegedly insensitive comments on wiretaps about Jewish lawyers can be heard by the jury at his upcoming corruption trial. Burke’s ...
Nearly all appeals are heard by three-judge panels, [1] but on rare occasions, after a three-judge panel decides a case, all the judges in the circuit may rehear the case en banc. [4] Decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals can be appealed to the Supreme Court, but the Court of Appeals is the "end of the line" for most federal cases. [1]
In Colorado, in 2002, there were 79 civil trials in federal court (41 jury and 38 non-jury), and 5950 civil trials in state court (300 jury and 5650 non-jury). [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Essentially all probate and divorce cases are also brought in state court, even if the parties involved live in different states.
I was on a jury where the defendant showed up in court day 1 wearing the same exact outfit as the “unknown suspect” in the video of the crime. It took only a few seconds before the judge ...