CRIM 1447 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Selective Enforcement, Bench Trial, Nonpartisanism
31 Dec 2018
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The courtroom workgroup: judges: most distinctive participant in a criminal case, symbolizes the power and impartiality of the law, serves as a referee. Instructs/directs jury: decision (consequential outcome) by judge can be repealed, most common grounds, serious error made during trial, ex. allowed evidence that shouldn"t have been included. List goes to governor who chooses from the list in 60 days. Gender: female justices serving on the us supreme courts= 4/112, about 30% of active us district judges, 68 = women of color (federal judges across us) Race: the higher the status of the court the less likely they are to higher non-whites (less diversity as we get to the topic courts) If they make mistakes- you can"t sue the prosecutor: 2,400 prosecutors in us, federal prosecutors, us attorney general- jeff sessions, 94 attorneys representing the judicial districts, state attorneys, most elected, key decision makers.
