I have a mock trial project (not following the exact rules of a traditional mock trial though, a bit more fast and loose) coming up in one of my classes, and I have the role of the judge. The majority of my research for the part revolves around finding out the exact procedures and obligations of the job. Unfortunately, I'm not sure exactly where to start. Aside from ruling on objections, passing jury instructions and handing down sentencing, does anyone have any advice or, better yet, resources, they could share to clarify what phrases, terms, actions, routines, etc. I need to be aware of?
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you need to get the judge's internal operating procedures and or your states code or statutes of civil procedure\n\nthe federal judges guidelines are in the federal code of civil procedure\n\nif you want something particular to your state, i would start out with your state's supreme court's website, many of them have these documents online now\n\nfinally, www.findlaw.com has an extensive collection of both federal and state law resources\n\ngood luck
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A lecturer once gave me some advice.  He was on an interview panel and gave some code to a potential candidate.  He asked what was wrong with the code - as it turns out there was nothing wrong with it, but he wanted to see how the candidate deals with logical progession in program flow.  That said, I have added some links to a sites you may find useful as a starting point . . .
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I've never tried. Been summoned for jury duty 3 times, and happily did my DUTY each time. My wife got called once, but she was 9 months pregnant at the time and they let her out of it (her first day of duty would have been her due date).
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If you have already forclosed on the lien and have an order from the court, the terms of the order should spell out the procedure for taking title and possession.  There is in most jurisdictions a procedure for attacking judgment based on fraud or mistake.  Individuals who attempting this usually did not respond in the original proceedings.  If they did participate, then it is very unlikely that the judge will hear their case.  If they did not then they will have to have a very good reason why they did not respond and some type of meritorious defense.  The time this is going to take depends on the jurisdiction you are in,  You may want to call the clerk of court and inquire when the case will likely be called for trial.
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Very simple process. A group of jurors (16 to 23) will sit in a room and be presented with the case. They will call you in, and a lawyer will ask you questions about what you know about the case. That's about it! Good luck!
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Well, write the process...in great detail. That's pretty much it. And also do as the first person(?) said....Read some lemons to get an idea.
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I'm an attorney and there are several things that you can do.\n\n1-Speak to the court personnel. Tell them your problem, they may work with you (be nice!). Offer to be placed on another jury list after vacation.\n\n2-Do you know any police officers, or have any who are relatives? Usually attorneys will ask that during jury selection-they will usually cut you out.\n\n3-If you do wind up going see how far back you are on the list. If your at the back then they may never even reach you.\n\n4-Lastly, and not highly recommended, when asked if you can be impartial tell them "No".
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The real answer is that if a jury trial is not asked for within a specified time limit, it is waived.  They ask before they know if they want one or not to preserve their client's right to one.
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I have on several occasions.\nUsually depending on your locality, it may be different.\nIn Los Angeles, basically on your first day, the only day,  you need to show up, it is all about being signed in.\nThey give you a brief run down of what is expected of you, and show you a short documentary of what happens in court.\nOnce that is over, you sit and wait. There are usually about 100 people there, and  you sit and wait, until your name is called.\nThen you go to a court room, where you are asked questions by the Judge, who will tell you what his trial is all about, and how long it will probably take.\nYou can tell the judge, that because of the length of the case, and pressing problems you may have, that you can't sit on that jury. You will be excused and returned to the waiting room, for another possible trial.\nIf the trial is a short one, usually three to four days, and you can sit on that trial, you will be held there for questions by the Attorneys. They will decide on whether they wish you to be on their jury panel.\nThen if you are accepted, you will be given a date and time to show up for that trial.\nIf not, it's back to the waiting room again.\nUsually, the day lasts from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with breaks in the morning, lunch and an afternoon break.\nIf you aren't called for a trial duty, by five o'clock, the jurors are released to go home.\nYou are only required to spend the one day in Jury pool.\nIn Los Angeles, when you reveive your summons, it gives you a pool number, and a telephone number, to call each day, for a period of one week. When they call, they will give you the numbers of those who have to come to Court the following day. If your number is called, you show up the next morning and the above happenings, will occur.\nAt the end of the day, if not chosen, you will receive a statement, stating you have completed your Jury duty, and will not be needed for one more year.\nSo far, I haven't sat on a trial, so someone else may have to fill you in on that.\nCheck your Courts website, they have all that information there, as what to wear etc. \nGood luck.
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(m)\n\nIn the context of trials, the isolation of a jury from the public, or the separation of witnesses to ensure the integrity of testimony. In other legal contexts the seizure of property or the freezing of assets by court order.\n\nIn jury trials, judges sometimes choose to sequester the jurors, or place them beyond public reach. Usually the jurors are moved into a hotel, kept under close supervision twenty-four hours a day, denied access to outside media such as television and newspapers, and allowed only limited contact with their families.\n\nAlthough unpopular with jurors, sequestration has two broad purposes. The first is to avoid the accidental tainting of the jury, and the second is to prevent others from intentionally tampering with the jurors by bribe or threat. Trial publicity, public sentiment, interested parties, and the maneuverings and machinations of lawyers outside the courtroom can all taint the jurors' objectivity and deny the defendant a fair trial. Judges are free to sequester the jury whenever they believe any of these factors may affect the trial's outcome.\n\nJury sequestration is rare. Typically ordered in sensational, high-profile criminal cases, sequestration begins immediately after the jury is seated and lasts until the jury has delivered its verdict. It is unusual for juries to be sequestered longer than a few days or a week. Occasionally, however, jurors are sequestered for weeks. The 1995 trial of former football star O. J. (Orenthal James) Simpson for murder was highly unusual: the Simpson jury was sequestered for eight and a half months—half as long as the period Simpson was imprisoned while under arrest and on trial. The experience provoked protest from the jurors and calls for legal reform.\n\nThe sequestration of witnesses differs from that of jurors. Whereas jurors are kept away from the public, witnesses typically are ordered not to attend the trial—or follow accounts of it—until they are to testify. This judicial order is intended to assure that the witnesses will testify concerning their own knowledge of the case without being influenced by testimony of prior witnesses. Witness sequestration also seeks to strengthen the role of cross-examination in developing facts.\n\nOther definitions of sequestration relate to property. In civil law, sequester has three distinct meanings. First, it means to renounce or disclaim, as when a widow appears in court and disclaims any interest in the estate of her deceased husband; the widow is said to sequester. Second, it means to take something that is the subject of a controversy out of the possession of the contending parties and deposit it in the hands of a third person; this neutral party is called a sequestor. Third and most commonly, sequestration in civil law denotes the act of seizing property by court order.\n\nIn litigation and equity practice, sequestration also refers to court-ordered confiscation of property. When one party sues another over an unpaid debt, the plaintiff may secure a writ of attachment. As another form of sequestration, this legal order temporarily seizes the alleged debtor's property in order to secure the debt or claim in the event that the plaintiff is successful. In equity practice—an antiquated system of justice that is now incorporated into civil justice—courts seize a defendant's property until the defendant purges herself of a charge of contempt.\n\nIn international law, the term sequestration signifies confiscation. Typically, it means the appropriation of private property to public use. Following a war, sequestration means the seizure of the property of the private citizens of a hostile power, as when a belligerent nation sequesters debts due from its own subjects to the enemy.
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OK, let's start out at the beginning. As a person who has had to testify in court in several occasions, as well as being friends with a judge and private defense attorney, do not admit guilt! Insist on a court trial by jury. Both the PD's and DA's depend on plea deals to speed things up. By insisting on going to trial, you are showing that you believe that you are innocent and are demanding your day in court.\n\n2. Get rid of your PD. They are massively overworked, underpaid, and stressed out. You need to find an attorney that will work for you pro bono. This will be tough - try going to parent's rights organizations and pleading your case. \n\n3. If you've already admitted guilt, withdraw it officially. Tell the truth - your PD pressured you into confessing in order to get the case off of his books, and you were not provided adequate representation. Ask to meet with the judge & all attornies in chambers, and state your case. The claim of inadquate representation is a big one, it gives you an opening to have everything your PD did thrown out.\n\n4. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! Again, the court system relys on plea deals. The more you fight, the more they will back off, espically if their case is shaky. Start documenting all the times that you have called your PD and he has not called you back, or times that you have requested a meeting and he has refused. This will provide powerful evidence to the judge that you have not been provided adquate representation.\n\nGood luck.
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"Misdemeanor open case? If a person has an open case and needs to serve 30 days in jail to close the case will that always stay open or will it close after a certain amount of time? please help? its a first degree misdemeanor for battery, pleaded no contest."\n\nThe quick answer to your question is "Absent any other action by the Court, the adjudication is effective until you complete your sentence."\n\nThere is no statute of limitations on matters that have gone to a final adjudication (the judge sentenced you).\n\nLet me quickly say you should have offered a no-liability payment of restitution instead of taking jail time, but I guess what's done is done.  If what you say is true, then there should be a warrant for your arrest since you didn't appear as scheduled to complete your sentence.  Save yourself an unexpected hassle-- go turn yourself in and do your time.  It sure beats getting arrested and imprisoned, say, the day before Christmas....  \n\n[This is not legal advice. You should consult a licensed attorney-at-law for legal advice or representation before making decisions that may affect your legal rights.]
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The list is random and you cannot find out when you will be called for the questioning; they just keep calling the prospective jurors to ask them questions until they find 12 that they think will be  qualified.  \n\nIf you do become one of those, then when they ask you questions, be a lil bias or ask them to clarify it because you dont understand....That way, the attorneys will send you home.  Very easy...hehehe....\n\nby the way dont mention that you have a planned vacation coming up...they will probrably give you a hard time knowing you are just trying to get away from it.
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When you truly feel the way you voted was fair, and within the Law. Most people don't realize that as a juror you really do have to go by the Laws and Penal Codes that are already set as to what the judgment might turn out to be. When a person is sentenced, it has to be "beyond a reasonable doubt", hands down, and I don't think that happens all the time.....
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Don't worry I got a letter to be on jury duty while I was in JAIL!!! LOL So my mom sent the letter back and told them that. \n\nThe next year I got another one and went to it. It was for a DWI case, well I had 2 DWI's and of course they didn't pick me. \n\nJust because you get summoned to go doesn't mean your going to be on it. They summoned around 20-30 people on mine and only 8 or 12 actually was on the jury duty for the case. 8 I'm leaning toward. \n\nSo go and just say you agree with what the person did and you won't have to serve!!! :)
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Don't really know, but the judicial system, even if they are, is set up to watch out for this.  The judge's only power is to interpret law and therefore can only make a ruling without a jury when there is only legal questions presented.  Any issues of fact must be determined by a jury, and any action the judge takes outside of his legal duty can be brought up on appeal, such as if he decides there are no issues of fact and does a summary judgment.
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Kind of. It's kind of random how they select people. But as long as you are registered to vote, you should be chosen within every 7-10 years. (I just got summoned actually, I need to report in July). But when you do get summoned, some ways to help you a little bit is when asked if you would take a cops word over the accused's word just because he's a cop, say no. Because you shouldn't assume the cop is telling the truth just because he's a cop. Also don't say anything that might make you seem more biased against any particular race, religion or anything like that. Answer the ballot the way you think they would want you to.\n\nMy mom did jury duty a couple months ago. She originally didn't want to do it but got chosen anyway. She ended up really enjoying it. I want to do it too, but I'm a little nervouse about taking the bus to Norristown (about an hr from my house) by myself at 7:00 in the morning...\n\nGood luck though! I know you'll probably enjoy it. It's kind of exciting and you learn a lot of legal stuff. Like my mom knows such much about Identity Fraud now because that's what her case was about. Enjoy!