Britain's first black High Court judge expects to be the 'first of many'
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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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The UK's new top police officer says he will work with controversial control orders for terror suspects.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The judge in Michael  Jackson's child molestation trial abruptly ended the first  phase of jury selection on Tuesday -- a day ahead of schedule  -- after quickly finding a pool of about 250 people willing to  serve on the case.
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Justice Stephen Breyer, in a first for the Supreme Court, plans to follow in the footsteps of John McCain, Barack Obama, Weird Al Yancovic, Elmo and many other notables.
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A High Court test case starts on Monday which could bring a big change to High Street banking in the UK.
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A judge in Italy holds the first hearing in the case of last year's match-fixing scandal, centring on Luciano Moggi.
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In June 2000, when David Lammy, the tall Afro-Caribbean barrister, took his seat in the British House of Commons, Labour MPs cheered the 'baby of the Commons'. He was only 27 then.
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A former high court judge suggests judges hearing difficult legal cases could call for a second opinion.
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The first of some 750 prospective jurors will report for duty on Monday in the Michael Jackson child molestation case, the opening stage of a trial that could send one of the world's best-known entertainers to prison for years.
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Wiggy jurist wants a more inclusive society One of the UK's top judges has thrown a grenade into the smouldering debate around the national DNA database, saying that everyone in the UK - including visitors from overseas - should be on file.â¦
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The first minister is expected to name a new chief prosecutor after Lord Advocate Colin Boyd said he was standing down.
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Three judges arrived on Pitcairn Island, a remote British Pacific colony founded by HMS Bounty mutineers more than 200 years ago, to preside over sex-abuse trials, a British official said.
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Britain appointed its first black High Court judge yesterday and she predicted she would be ''the first of many.&quot; The Department for Constitutional Affairs confirmed the appointment of Linda Dobbs, 53, the first black lawyer promoted beyond the ranks of circuit judges, who hear lesser cases. Joining the High Court will give her access to some of the country's most ...
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Plans are put forward to appoint two new judges in Scotland, taking the total to a record number of 34.
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Civil and family court judges in England and Wales will dispense with their wigs next year, although the antique fashion will continue in the criminal courts, the lord chief justice said Thursday.
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The judge in the child molestation case against Michael Jackson said Tuesday he had a sufficient pool of about 250 prospective jurors willing to sit through the projected six-month trial, moving jury selection along more quickly than expected.
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The judge in the Omagh bomb trial is due to deliver his verdict at Belfast Crown Court later this week.