Public to help appoint judges
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The public will be given a role in choosing judges as part of extensive reforms of NI's judicial selection process.
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A federal judge will hear arguments next week on a request by the Justice Department to give military families and overseas voters in Pennsylvania until after the Nov. 2 election to submit absentee ballots for president.
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The Supreme Court bolstered trial judges' authority to shape juries in death penalty cases yesterday, ruling that a court in Washington state properly disqualified a man who expressed doubts about capital punishment during pretrial questioning.
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A judge from Massachusetts' highest court, which legalized gay marriage here three years ago, heard arguments on Thursday in a case that seeks to let voters decide if same-sex couples should be allowed to wed.
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Several countries, including the Netherlands, will be holding referenda to allow ordinary people to have their say.
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At issue is whether a set of Congressional guidelines or a judge's reasoned judgment should prevail.
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Defense attorneys want a public opinion poll to determine if an impartial jury can be seated for Maurice Clarett's robbery trial later this month.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Many judges and federal lawmakers might support gay marriage, but the court of public opinion isn't so sure.
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Michigan election officials expressed concern Thursday that both voters and local precinct clerks may be confused on Election Day because of a federal judge's decision making it easier for voters to cast provisional ballots.
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The judge overseeing the software giant&#39;s appeal of a European Commission ruling has summoned both parties to appear at an &quot;informal hearing&quot; on Thursday.
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LONDON  - Britain appointed its first black High Court judge on Thursday and she predicted she would be "the first of many."
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President Bush nominated telecommunications executive Paul Crotty on Tuesday to be a U.S. district judge in the Southern District of New York. If confirmed by the Senate, Crotty would replace Harold Baer Jr., who is retiring.
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By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 11--GAUTIER -- City personnel are seeking grant money to fund an environmental court that would help enforce Gautier's laws on property care and cleanup.
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Two judges known for supporting same-sex unions were nominated Tuesday to fill vacancies on Canada's Supreme Court, and they will be assessed in the country's first-ever public screening of such appointments.
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which sets hiring and employment standards for the government -- is reviewing its employees to ensure that they are suitable for jobs involving the &quot;public trust.
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The federal government asked a judge to give military families and overseas voters in Pennsylvania until after the Nov. 2 election to submit absentee ballots for president because of an ongoing court fight over Ralph Nader's ballot status.
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Attempts to reform the system for choosing judges  is failing to break the stranglehold of privately-educated white males