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	International Criminal Court : Plenary Sessions
		The Rome Statute and the Rules of Procedure and evidence stipulate that the judges shall meet in plenary sessions to take certain important decisions that require their full consideration, such as the organisation of the judiciary of the Court in the three Divisions (Pre-Trial, Trial, and Appeals Divisions).
		The judges shall meet in plenary session at least once a year to exercise their functions under the Statute, the Rules and the Regulations and, if necessary, in special plenary sessions convened by the President on his or her own motion or at the request of one half of the judges.
		According to rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, after the inaugural ceremony of the ICC, on 11 March 2003, the judges have met twice in plenary session, firstly to elect the President and the two Vice Presidents, and lastly to assign the judges to the three divisions.
	www.icc-cpi.int /chambers/plenary.html (254 words)

	Trial Jury Reform
		The jury system was made part of our Constitution because the Founders did not trust judges, but ever since the Constitution was adopted, there has been a struggle between judges and juries, with judges trying to confine juries to deciding the "facts" in a case, leaving the judges to decide the "law".
		Judges try to intimidate juries into following their instructions, which are only advisory, and prosecute attorneys for contempt if they try to inform jurors of their right and power to decide the law as well as the "facts" in the case.
		Trials of Liberty — Some of the best expositions of law and constitutional principles are made during trials.
	www.constitution.org /jury/pj/pj-us.htm (254 words)

	International Criminal Court : Chambers
		The Appeals Division is composed of the President and four other judges, the Trial Division of the Second Vice President and five other judges, and the Pre-Trial Divisions of the First Vice President and six other judges.
		During its first resumed session held in New York from 3 to 7 February 2003, the Assembly of States Parties elected the eighteen judges of the Court for a term of office of three, six, and nine years.
		The Presidency, acting on behalf of the Court, can propose to increase the number of the judges, if it is considered necessary and appropriate, the Registry then will circulate the proposal to all States Parties for final discussion by the Assembly of States Parties.
	www.icc-cpi.int /php/show.php?id=chambers (405 words)

	Mock Trial Competition
		The Mock Trial Competition in the North Central Region would not be possible without the attorneys who volunteer their time to be jurors and attorney advisors and the judges and hearing officers who volunteer their time to serve as presiding judges.
		At the local level, the Mock Trial Competition receives a great deal of support from Lycoming Law Association members and other attorneys who volunteer to serve as jurors for the trials conducted by the high school students and Judges who volunteer their time to serve as the presiding judges for the trials.
		The Pennsylvania High School Mock Trial Competition is sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
	www.lycolaw.org /public/mock_trial/mock_trial.htm (314 words)

	Lansing State Journal
		Ingham's five general trial division judges handle felony criminal cases and cases in which the state is sued for monetary damages.
		The court might reorganize to allow its judges to transfer between the family and general trial divisions.
		Two general trial judges, Peter Houk and Lawrence Glazer, are retiring this year, and two new judges will be elected in November.
	www.lsj.com /news/local/p_020502_court_1b-2b.html (441 words)

	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Articles 34 to 76)- Prevent Genocide International
		The Appeals Division shall be composed of the President and four other judges, the Trial Division of not less than six judges and the Pre-Trial Division of not less than six judges.
		The Trial Chamber shall ensure that a trial is fair and expeditious and is conducted with full respect for the rights of the accused and due regard for the protection of victims and witnesses.
		The Trial Chamber shall ensure that a complete record of the trial, which accurately reflects the proceedings, is made and that it is maintained and preserved by the Registrar.
	www.preventgenocide.org /law/icc/statute/part-b.htm (10034 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Britain considers secret terrorist trials
		They include secret trials in which judges and lawyers would be cleared beforehand by the intelligence services.
		There is also a proposal to allow judges to convict suspects on a lower standard of proof than in normal criminal trials, where guilt must be proven "beyond reasonable doubt." The proposal would allow judges to convict if they thought "on a balance of probabilities" a suspect was guilty.
		Under legislation passed after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, foreign suspects may be detained indefinitely without charge or trial if authorities can prove they have "reasonable grounds to suspect" the detainees have links to terrorism.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/02/02/britain_considers_secret_terrorist_trials (479 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: The Trial of Joan of Arc: Transcripts
		The judges as they awaited the formal opening of the trial could ponder on these wonders, and her faith that she was sent by God and Saint Michael.
		BY W. WITH AN ESSAY On the Trial of Jeanne d'Arc AND Dramatis Personae, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE TRIAL JUDGES AND OTHER PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE MAID'S CAREER, TRIAL AND DEATH
		But the whole trial has never before been accessible to the reader who is not either a French or a Latin scholar, and editions in those languages are extremely difficult to procure.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/basis/joanofarc-trial.html (15722 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Judicial branch
		Federal Supreme Court (the president and vice president of the Federal Supreme Court are recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; for other federal judges, the prime minister submits to the House of People's Representatives for appointment candidates selected by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council)
		Supreme Court (chief justice and judges are sworn in by the monarch for three-year terms)
		Supreme Judicial Court; Special Supreme Tribunal; all judges appointed for life by the president after consultation with a judicial council
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2094.html (3611 words)

	JSMP - News-arc-Sept03
		Three Judges from the Special Panels for Serious Crimes travelled to Passabe village in Oecussi district for 3 days to hear 7 witnesses give testimony in the trial of Florenco Tacaqui.
		As an initiative of the Special Panel, the three-judge panel, the SCU Prosecution team, the team of defence lawyers and the defendant moved the Special Panel proceedings to Passabe from 3 to 5 March 2004 to conduct the trial.
		On the final day, the Judges, SCU Prosecution team and the Defence lawyers travelled to the remote Nifu Panef area near Noel Passabe to inspect the scene of the alleged crime.
	www.jsmp.minihub.org /News/mar04/11mar04_SCU_travelOecussi_eng.htm (3611 words)

	nurembergACCOUNT
		For example, the trial of sixteen German judges and officials of the Reich Ministry ( The Justice Trial) considered the criminal responsibility of judges who enforce immoral laws.
		All judges for the subsequent Nuremberg trials would be drawn from the American judiciary.
		The trials also helped expose many of the defendants for the criminals they were, thus denying them a martyrdom in the eyes of the German public that they might otherwise have achieved.
	www.law.umkc.edu /faculty/projects/ftrials/nuremberg/nurembergACCOUNT.html (3611 words)

	Trial Court Leadership Center
		The Trial Court Leadership Center (TCLC) is a new training site for judges and court professionals.
		To create new innovative seminars and workshops for trial courts and the attorney community that traditional, national-based educational institutes and various judicial or court management associations do not offer.
		Both TCLC created programs, and those sponsored by national organizations and educators, are open to judges, court managers,lawyers and other court professionals throughout the nation.
	www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov /tclc/index.asp (235 words)

	JURIST - The Nuremberg Trials
		For example, the trial of sixteen German judges and officials of the Reich Ministry (The Justice Trial) considered the criminal responsibility of judges who enforce immoral laws.
		The trials also helped expose many of the defendants for the criminals they were, thus denying them a martyrdom in the eyes of the German public that they might otherwise have achieved.
		On the opening day of the trial, the twenty-one indicted war trial defendants took their seats in the dock at the rear of the sage-green draped and dark paneled room.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /trials12.htm (4317 words)

	Saddam Hussein Trial Begins - CBS News
		The panel of five judges will both hear the case and render a verdict in what could be the first of several trials of Saddam for atrocities carried out during his 23-year-rule.
		On the eve of the trial, at a makeshift memorial where the faces of the massacre victims hang from the walls, some Iraqis told CBS News that they have already made up their minds about the verdict.
		The defendants were seated in two rows of black chairs, partitioned behind a low white metal barrier, in the center of the court directly in front of the judges bench.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/10/18/iraq/main951997.shtml (759 words)

	Santa Cruz County Office of Education: Student & Personnel Services Division -- Student Support Services: Teen Peer Court
		The overwhelming success of Mock Trial can be attributed to the unending support of coaches, judges, scorers and the students who each year come together at the county courthouse to showcase their talents.
		Kendall is the trial of Darian Kendall, a second year student at Caneville Community College, who is alleged to have engaged in drag racing and caused the death of Vanessa Foley.
		The Mock Trial competition provides not only the opportunity to learn first hand about our criminal justice system but it enables the participants to develop their public speaking abilities and to hone their analytical skills.
	www.santacruz.k12.ca.us /student_services/mock_trial_2005.html (1324 words)

	CCCOE Mock Trial
		As courtroom artists, students accompany their Mock Trial teams and sketch courtroom scenes that are later judged by a team of art judges.
		Approximately 1,500 attorney volunteers serve as team coaches and scorers, and 500 Municipal, Superior and Appellate Court judges preside over the trials.
		Students assume the roles of trial attorneys, pretrial motion attorneys, witnesses, clerks, and bailiffs.
	www.cccoe.k12.ca.us /edsvcs/events/mocktrial.htm (328 words)

	Ingham County, Michigan
		In addition to hearing felony criminal matters and civil matters, Judges of the General Trial Division of Circuit Court also serve as Judges for the State of Michigan, Court of Claims.
		With the mission "To do Justice" the Ingham County Circuit Court is a court of general jurisdiction, hearing civil cases and controversies seeking damages in excess of $25,000, all felony criminal matters, and all family matters.
		The Circuit Court Clerk's Office has changed their hours of operation from 8-5 to 9-5.
	www.ingham.org /cc/circuit.htm (231 words)

	Alaska Trial Courts
		The property division spreadsheet is designed to help judges and lawyers involved in family law, partnership, partition and commercial dissolution matters simplify their trial preparation and expedite the final decision.
		Jury instructions are used by the trial judge to instruct members of the jury on the law applicable in the case before them.
		The superior court is the trial court of general jurisdiction.
	www.state.ak.us /courts/trialcts.htm (902 words)

	Pan Am 103 Trial page
		At a preliminary hearing in the Netherlands, where his first trial was held before three Scottish judges, the lawyers will discuss preparations for a full appeal and a panel of judges will set a date for the proceedings which are expected to begin early next year.
		The Lockerbie trial could be postponed again after Scotland's senior legal officer asked for a delay because of the number of defence witnesses due to be called.
		Judge Sutherland ruled today that the petition for the upcoming Lockerbie trial will remain as it is. Furthermore he postponed the beginning of the trial to May 3rd, 2000.
	hjem.get2net.dk /safsaf/trialnews.html (3840 words)

	ABA Law Day: For Schools: Lessons High School Students: Trial by Jury
		Although the Sixth Amendment guarantees individuals’ rights to a public trial, judges sometimes keep jurors identities secret to protect their privacy, especially in trials involving organized crime, for example, where juror safety becomes an issue.
		Since the O.J. Simpson trial, judges have been increasingly protecting the identities of jurors.
		In the trials of Theodore Kaczynski, Timothy McVeigh, and the police officers accused of beating Rodney King, for example, jurors were kept anonymous.
	www.abanet.org /publiced/lawday/schools/lessons/hs_jury.html (3840 words)

	State Courts - dKosopedia
		In Colorado in 2002 there were 79 civil trials in federal court (41 jury and 38 non-jury), and 5950 civil trials in state court (300 jury and 5650 non-jury).
		During the civil rights movement in the 1960s, liberals pushed to increase the power of federal judges, who were largely Democrats and were viewed as more liberal than the state court judges of segregationist states.
		The main intermediate appellate court in Pennsylvania is the "Superior Court" (a term that refers to a trial court with jurisdiction over serious criminal cases in most states).
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/State_Courts (3840 words)

	Statewide Adjournment Procedure for Civil Trials and Arbitrations
		At its April 27, 2004 Administrative Conference, the Supreme Court considered and approved the attached Statewide Adjournment Procedure developed by the Conference of Civil Presiding Judges for Civil trials and arbitration hearings.
		Accordingly, please ensure that all Civil judges and staff in your vicinage are made aware of this approved procedure.
		Statewide Adjournment Procedure for Civil Trials and Arbitrations
	www.judiciary.state.nj.us /notices/n040520a.htm (3840 words)

	Criminal Practice Division
		It also applies for and administers grant programs, provides training to vicinage staff and judges, monitors compliance with statewide case processing standards, and responds to general public inquiries.
		The Drug Court Unit provides assistance to vicinage drug courts through development of statewide standards and guidelines, training and education for judges and staff, technical support, coordination of activities with other divisions and agencies, and centralization of administrative activities such as statistical analysis.
		The Criminal Court Services Unit generally tracks and reports on case movement, helping to ensure the constitutional right to a speedy trial is preserved.
	www.judiciary.state.nj.us /criminal/index.htm (240 words)

	Trial Courts Generally
		For General Information about Trial Courts, see the Self Help Center.
		This section contains alphabetical lists of circuit, district, and probate court judges as well as lists of judges by county.
		Questions about the content of this site should be sent to tcs-info@courts.mi.gov.
	courts.michigan.gov /trialcourts/trial.htm (53 words)

	Trials of Islanders to Be Held This Year (phillyBurbs.com)
		Pitcairn Deputy Governor Matthew Forbes told The AP that the trials would be held before judges sitting alone and "there will be no juries, for obvious reasons, with a population of 47" currently living on the remote outpost.
		Three judges, several prosecution and defense lawyers and other court staff are expected to travel from New Zealand to Pitcairn for the September opening of the trials.
		Both prosecution and defense lawyers agreed before Pitcairn Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Blackie that it was proper that the trials were held on the island for the suspects who still live there.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/92-07012004-325021.html (53 words)

	Judge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, the state of New York inverts the usual order, with the Supreme Court of the State of New York being the trial court, and the Court of Appeals being the highest court; thus, New York trial judges are called "justices", while the judges on the Court of Appeals are "judges".
		Judges are considered to be the leaders of one of the three branches of government, the judiciary.
		Judges of courts of specialized jurisdiction (such as bankruptcy courts or juvenile courts) were sometimes known officially as "referees," but the use of this title is in decline.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Judge (928 words)

	Airline Industry Information: Lockerbie trial underway - for bombing of Pan Am flight 103 - Brief Article
		The trial is being conducted under Scottish law in the Netherlands, considered to be neutral territory, and will be heard by four judges in place of a jury.
		In an interview with Sky News, Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi said he would accept the verdict of the trial judges: 'All parties have agreed to accept the rule of the law, the rule of the court,' he said.
		Proceedings in the Lockerbie bombing trial began today (3 May), 11 years after the Pan Am Boeing 747 aircraft exploded over the Scottish town killing 270 people both in the aircraft and on the ground.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0CWU/is_2000_May_3/ai_61911708 (347 words)

	Pan Am 103 Trial page
		At a preliminary hearing in the Netherlands, where his first trial was held before three Scottish judges, the lawyers will discuss preparations for a full appeal and a panel of judges will set a date for the proceedings which are expected to begin early next year.
		The Lockerbie trial could be postponed again after Scotland's senior legal officer asked for a delay because of the number of defence witnesses due to be called.
		Judge Sutherland ruled today that the petition for the upcoming Lockerbie trial will remain as it is. Furthermore he postponed the beginning of the trial to May 3rd, 2000.
	hjem.get2net.dk /safsaf/trialnews.html (3840 words)

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