CRM/LAW C7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Antonin Scalia

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Criminology, Law and Society
• Course: CRM/LAW C7
• Professor: Teresa Dalton

Document Summary

Structure of the u. s. courts: courtroom players. Court emerged as integral part of life in most communities. Celebrations, emergencies, religious services, dances, town council assemblies, exchanging news and meeting old friends, and of course, dispensing justice. In matters of law, procedure was clear and simple; courthouse stood at center of town. Justice of peace decided on all aspects of civil disputes and minor criminal transgressions. Once a month, on court day a judge would visit community and dispose of weightier matters (serious criminal cases: dual court system. Had developed after signing the declaration of independence. New states joining union were assured of limited federal intervention into local affairs. Sonia sotomayor, stephen breyer, samuel alito, elena kagan, clarence thomas, Antonin scalia, john roberts, anthony kennedy, ruth bader ginsburg. Us supreme court gets its review power in 1803. Petitioner must exhaust all other remedies before high court will consider reviewing his/her case.