The Supreme Court is responsible for declaring official rules governing all the courts of South Carolina. The Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice and four (4) Associate Chief Justice’s. The General Assembly elects the justice’s for terms of ten (10) years that are not arranged consecutively. A justice can be re-elected to any number of terms. (South Carolina Judicial Department ) The state of South Carolina also has a Court of Appeals.
3) Finalist Shawna Jackson has a 3.2 GPA, B.B.A. Business and English with 8 years’ experience in HRM with 3 years HR generalist and 4 years compensation analyst; she had 5 years’ supervisory experience. She scored 84% on the cognitive ability test and 91% on the knowledge test and 75 on structured interview. The first finalist, Lola Vega was a very intelligent person; her scores on the test showed that she was knowledgeable in HR and had experience in HR with 4 years in recruiting. The reason I would not select Lola Vega is the fact that she did not have any supervisory experience which is required for the position and had the least years’ experience in the field.
Work within the Criminal Justice System – JUST 5725 (semester 1/2014) Summative assessment 1: Court report Word Length: All assignments must contain a word count. If a word count is not included the assignment will not be marked. Assessment: 25% of total grade Date due: 2 April 2014 by 5pm (in the assessment box on the 2nd floor). NB: Marks will be deducted if the assignment is late (5% per day) or over the word limit by 10% (100+ words). Note: We have gone through the requirements of the assignment in class in detail.
Name: ___________________________________ Judicial and Legal Issues Exam #2 Short Answer Essay – 6.5 points 1. List and describe the duties of the three types of court managers. What are the potential sources of conflict between these managers? Be sure to provide some examples. 2.
Many schools offer a 5-year combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program to meet the 150 semester hour requirement, but a master’s degree is not required. (Para 16). Fortunately for you, California is one of four states that do not require 150 semester hours for certification. There are instead two pathways you can take to become a CPA in California. Pathway 1 Designed for individuals who will practice only in California and requires: A bachelor’s degree; 24 semester units in accounting-related
Upon request, the Court also handles provides advisory opinions to the Governor and legislature on various legal issues. The Appeals Court is the Court of general appellate jurisdiction, and it handles most appeals of the several Trial Court departments, however some appeals are transferred to the Supreme Judicial Court. The Court has jurisdiction over final decisions of three state agencies: the Appellate Tax Board, the Department of Industrial Accidents, and the Commonwealth. There are twenty-five statutory justices in the Appeals Court. Finally, there are the several departments of the Massachusetts Trial Courts, and their jurisdiction is as follows: 1.)
Common law differs because it’s a law that is created by judges is based on past court decisions. If statutory law conflicts with common law, statutory law will govern. Common law has not been made into a statute, in which case it would be a statutory law. 1-8 The judge's role is not to make the law but to uphold and apply the law. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
The judicial functions of the House of Lords were assumed by the 12 lords of appeal in ordinary otherwise known as “law lords”. The change now gives the Supreme Court jurisdiction over cases that would have usually been heard by the Privy Council. The Supreme Court hears appealed case from courts of the United Kingdom’s three legal systems with the exception of Scotland where their highest court for civil issues is situated in Scotland; Court of Session and high court of judiciary for criminal cases. The cases that are heard by Lord Justices of the Supreme Court are very few and require the attention of Law Lords. The cases that are heard here are of general importance to the public.
Sample multiple-choice questions for the English Legal System module for LLB open learning 1. Which of the statements below most accurately reflects the constitutional position between the legislature and the judiciary: a) Parliament encourages the judiciary to make law through the process of statutory interpretation because it does not have enough parliamentary time to enact laws itself. b) Parliament is the supreme lawmaking body and the role of the judiciary is to interpret and apply law made by Parliament. c) The judiciary considers itself a primary lawmaking body equal to Parliament. d) It is the role of the judiciary, when interpreting statutes, to fill in the gaps in the statutes.
There were 32 world leaders present, representing around 75% of the world’s population. Despite this, the majority of meetings and negotiations are greatly dominated by the five countries responsible for bringing the conclusion to the war. These are Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the United States of American. The most significant representing figures were Woodrow Wilson (USA), Georges Clemenceau (France), David Lloyd George (Britain), and Vittorio Orland (Italy) – although Orland was of significantly less importance than the ‘big three’. The negotiations lead on for eight days, with the result being five treaties which each lay out terms dealing with all of the defeating powers.