Sentences with phrase «for judicial roles»

Currently, chartered legal executive lawyers are eligible for judicial roles up to the level of District Judge.

Efforts being made by professional bodies to encourage applicants from a wider range of professional backgrounds for judicial roles.

The Parole Board does not have the independence from the executive that is required for its judicial role in determining whether or not convicted prisoners should be released on licence.

Not exact matches

This muted moral rhetorical role for governmental institutions is illustrated by Mexican judicial behavior.

Carter — a former state trooper, prosecutor and defense attorney — has already been spotted in the Albany County Judicial Center preparing for his new role.

Kindlon, as Law Beat previously reported, has overhauled the office with new assignments and roles for attorneys, right down to transforming the former media room on the first - floor of the judicial center to an office where public defenders can meet their clients.

Since the case is going to the Appeal court for further judicial review, it is now time to allow the judges to perform their constitutional roles before we further engage in distractive media trial over a simple legal matter.

One of the High Court judges dismissed for his role in the judicial corruption scandal unearthed by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has reportedly died of high blood pressure.

In the last century, however, the role of the forensic scientist in the judicial system has become increasingly important, particularly since a number of scientific methods — including DNA typing — have gained international recognition for their evidentiary value.

With the security officer being on the spot for sexual violence, then the government has a role to play beyond just boosting the capacity of the judicial services to prosecute.

Despite the courts having played an integral role in serving as a check against states not acting in the interests of all students for nearly four decades, Sessions» campaign against judicial oversight of legislative actions prevented the judiciary from resolving inequities in the Alabama education system.54

In his former role as education attorney for the Federal Judicial Center, Withers taught judges about EDD and technology.

One way to ensure that there would not be an expensive upsurge in demand for judicial time would be to enhance the role of the exchange of settlement offers, and then to enforce with iron gavels the consequences of not accepting reasonable offers to settle.

While this essay is written for academics, and not for the audiences of a judicial opinion writing class, it is included because it explains the creation of a second - year lawyering seminar in judicial writing with the goal of exposing law students to the possibilities the role of judicial opinion writing has to affect social - justice.

Based on this unmet need and efforts being undertaken in other jurisdictions, the Committee recommended (1) recognizing a role for «courtroom aides» in judicial and administrative hearings and (2) recognizing a role for «legal technicians» outside judicial and administrative hearings.

This creates more flexibility for newer attorneys changing practice areas or roles within their organizations, coming off a judicial clerkship, or the like.

Recognizing that appellate Judicial Performance Evaluation (JPE) programs have largely been patterned after programs for trial judges, IAALS is pleased to offer recommendations and tools for evaluating the performance of appellate judges that are tailored to those judges» unique role and responsibilities.

I am not convinced it is entirely unreasonable to consider whether there could be legal reforms permitting the Commission to have some role in serving respondents in applications for judicial review.

«The Role of Wikipedia in Judicial Decisions Main Google's Quest for a Universal Library and the Law»

Secondly, I agree that one of the primary roles of a lawyer is acting as an advocate for the client, implied in the s - c trust, but there is also an absolute ethical duty, as an officer of the court, to recognize conflicting duties which do not promote effective operation of the judicial system.

This paper claims that a process - based conception of proportionality offers a stronger defence of judicial discretion in sentencing than the current framework offers; it better respects institutional roles and provides a more principled basis for declaring the current structure of mandatory minimum penalties unconstitutional.

The replacement of the Lord Chancellor's role by the JAC was overdue in democratic terms (it is unthinkable that an active politician like Chris Grayling or Jack Straw could make senior judicial appointments); may, in this case, have led to the appointment of the best candidate for a difficult job at a difficult time; but may have impeded the process of creating a more diverse judiciary in the absence of any statutory injunction to take into account strategic development of the judiciary.

«But with 25 judges suing for libel in 2005 alone — nearly 10 percent of all libel suits filed nationwide — that form of judicial restraint is fading, raising questions about the role, and the ethics, of judges and whether they have a right to be as litigious as everyone else.»

ILEX fellows have been eligible to apply for selected judicial roles since November 2008, as a result of changes brought about by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

However, for subsequent terms, the judge need only return to the Judicial Nominating Commission for reappointment; neither the Governor nor the Senate plays a role.

Justice Brown found that the whether or not the court should exercise its discretion to hear a moot appeal, is guided by the following test: (i) whether the issues can be well and fully argued by parties who have a stake in the outcome; (ii) the concern for judicial economy; and (iii) the need for the court to remain alive to the proper limits of its law - making function in order to avoid intrusions into the role of the legislative branch.

The Court of Appeal stated that «it is not the role of the court to weed out cases on this basis and it is a risky practice for a judge to second - guess counsel on strategy in the name of judicial economy.»

To prevent the judicial system from taking a role in setting educational spending priorities and remedies that could badly tilt educational priorities, the Province and the School Board asked the British Columbia Supreme Court for a judicial review of the Tribunal's decision or alternatively, to quash the remedial orders made by the Tribunal.

Stephens says: «It's no surprise the JAC is asked to select people with the knowledge and experience to sit immediately, including having fee - paid judicial experience for salaried judicial roles.»

It provides an excellent opportunity for the profession to educate the public about the vital role that lawyers and the judiciary serve in guaranteeing an open, independent and unbiased judicial system.

Includes as a purpose of the Texas Disaster Act of 1975 clarifying and strengthening the role of the judicial branch of state government in prevention of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters.

SB 440 Amends or repeals approximately 70 statutes related to Judicial Branch operations including matters such as the appointment, compensation, duties, and qualifications of Judicial Branch personnel; the treatment of records, papers, and documents held by the Judicial Branch; the powers, duties, and selection of judges and justices; the delegation of certain roles and activities within the Judicial Branch; and budgeting procedures for district courts.

There's the case for reference to the U.S. Senate and its role in federal judicial confirmations.

With the Constitutionalization of judicial review as a central feature of the role of the superior courts in the guarantee and enforcement of the rule of law, it may be time for the legal evolution of judicial review / tribunal appeals to reach the stage of a comprehensive rationalization.

(4) The Judicial Council shall provide province - wide free telephone access, including telephone access for the deaf, to information about itself and its role in the justice system.

And when the case finally goes to trial, there's still a role for judicial analytics.

In a Q&A session with Miami Today, Shutts & Bowen partner Aliette DelPozo Rodz speaks about the role of the firm's Cuba Task Force, her appointment as Chair of the Bar Grievance Committee for the 11th Judicial Circuit and the different aspects of her litigation practice.

Hogarth recalled he had judicial champions within the Provincial Courts who played important roles in building support for both the research and the book — and the education initiatives he proposed.

Topics covered include the transition to the bench, ethical principles for justices of the peace and judicial conduct, the structure of the courts, the role of precedent in the common law; the adversarial system; onus and standards of proof; judicial independence and impartiality; and discrimination and harassment.

The Administrative Council plays a key role in the «reign of terror» that tries to discourage EPO staff, including judges, from fighting for basic human rights and one of the most fundamental values of the civilized world: judicial independence.

The academic world began to assume a key role in advocacy for judicial education during this period.

Added to these responsibilities, since the 1990s, judges have assumed new and larger roles in case management in keeping with the recognition of their judicial independence for scheduling matters in the Court.

How it continues to mature depends on many factors: new developments in technology, added responsibilities for members of the judiciary, the modernization of the judicial system, for example — all will play a role.

Judge Eckels was first elected as a state representative in his 20's, served six terms before being elected county judge - a role with executive, legislative and judicial functions for Harris County, which is home to nearly 4 million residents.

The Alberta Court of Appeal gave us a surprising new exception to the presumption of deference owed to statutory tribunals by ruling in Capilano, ABCA that the statutory right of appeal set out in section 470 of the Municipal Government Act demonstrates a legislative intent for an intrusive judicial role into municipal property tax assessment and therefore is an indication that the standard of review should be correctness (see Where Are We Going on Standard of Review in Alberta?

And, importantly, the role that «tort reform» and the highly partisan industry lobby group, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have played in judicial elections for years.

In his role on the Judicial Education Committee, Judge Colin was involved in preparing curriculum for and presented courses at the Connecticut Judge's Institute.

Walker says political leadership, internal procedures, media oversight, and public pressure are all necessary to ensure civil liberties, but that judicial oversight is extremely important as well, and that Scalia misused his scholarship to imply that Walker supports a diminishing role for the courts.

For example, judges presiding in drug courts and monitoring the progress of participants in those courts» programs may be authorized and even encouraged to communicate directly with social workers, probation officers, and others outside the context of their usual judicial role as independent decision makers on issues of fact and law.

He went on to proclaim that adherence to the trial record was not a ««fetish»» but rather a central foundation for «the proper role of an appellate court,» and that extrarecord factual research by appellate judges «will cause problems in our judicial system more serious than those it is trying to solve in this case.»