Courtney Lowes
Unit 23
M1
Court room
Role
Judges In a criminal case, a judge’s job is to listen to the facts and then be able to
determine a sentence if the defendant is found guilty of the crime, they
would then have to make a decision that they believe is fair.
In a civil case, a judge would take the responsibility of trying to encourage
the parties which were involved to try and resolve the issues that they
had in the most effective way.
Magistrates Magistrates would sit on a bench with the aid of a legal clerk where they
would hear bail hearings, hear applications for legal aid, appeals and
warrants. These appeals would usually be held in the Youth and District
Court.
Solicitors Solicitors work in crown prosecution services, local authority, law firms or
sometimes as legal advisers in industrial businesses. The type of work that
a solicitor would do would depend on the type of firm that they work in
and what the firm requires. This could range on advising clients on things
such as family matters to dealing with the law such as intellectual
property.
Barristers A barrister is a lawyer who would provide expert legal advice and would
be thee to represent their client in court. They would usually work within
a specific type such as criminal cases where they would be interpreting
laws, judgements and legislative requirements, preparing case briefs and
working to arrange settlements outside of the court.
Juries Trials where juries are brought in will only take place in the Crown Courts,
this will occur when the defendant on hand has pleaded not guilty which
will not occur very often. The jury will be made up of 12 members of the
public which will sit in the court and then decide if they think the
defendant is guilty or not. They will do this by looking at the evidence
such as photos and any footage then will listen to any witnesses necessary
to make the decision. The judge will then decide on the law and what will
happen.
Judges and magistrates
Differences:
- Judges and magistrates work in different courts
- Judges have more jurisdiction than magistrates do
- Judges have to be legally qualified to determine a sentence where a magistrate does not
Similarities:
- They both are able to determine the sentence for a defendant if they are found guilty of the
crime at hand
- Both head of the courts
Magistrates and Juries
Unit 23
M1
Court room
Role
Judges In a criminal case, a judge’s job is to listen to the facts and then be able to
determine a sentence if the defendant is found guilty of the crime, they
would then have to make a decision that they believe is fair.
In a civil case, a judge would take the responsibility of trying to encourage
the parties which were involved to try and resolve the issues that they
had in the most effective way.
Magistrates Magistrates would sit on a bench with the aid of a legal clerk where they
would hear bail hearings, hear applications for legal aid, appeals and
warrants. These appeals would usually be held in the Youth and District
Court.
Solicitors Solicitors work in crown prosecution services, local authority, law firms or
sometimes as legal advisers in industrial businesses. The type of work that
a solicitor would do would depend on the type of firm that they work in
and what the firm requires. This could range on advising clients on things
such as family matters to dealing with the law such as intellectual
property.
Barristers A barrister is a lawyer who would provide expert legal advice and would
be thee to represent their client in court. They would usually work within
a specific type such as criminal cases where they would be interpreting
laws, judgements and legislative requirements, preparing case briefs and
working to arrange settlements outside of the court.
Juries Trials where juries are brought in will only take place in the Crown Courts,
this will occur when the defendant on hand has pleaded not guilty which
will not occur very often. The jury will be made up of 12 members of the
public which will sit in the court and then decide if they think the
defendant is guilty or not. They will do this by looking at the evidence
such as photos and any footage then will listen to any witnesses necessary
to make the decision. The judge will then decide on the law and what will
happen.
Judges and magistrates
Differences:
- Judges and magistrates work in different courts
- Judges have more jurisdiction than magistrates do
- Judges have to be legally qualified to determine a sentence where a magistrate does not
Similarities:
- They both are able to determine the sentence for a defendant if they are found guilty of the
crime at hand
- Both head of the courts
Magistrates and Juries
