The Courts - Powers of the Judge

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The Courts - Powers of the Judge

Most individuals feel strongly about the roles of the magistrates and the judges in the system of criminal justice particularly when it is time for sentencing . The role of judges in criminal jurisdiction is often critical and challenging . Criminal cases usually come to courts when decisions for prosecutions have already been made for the alleged crime by the Crown Prosecution Service (Bureau of Labor Statistics

U .S . Department of Labor , 2010 . Judges such as the circuit judges , the district judges and the High Court judges usually hear the evidence and make decisions according to the available evidence presented to them . Understanding the powers of the judge in courts is therefore important in understanding how the criminal justice system works for the service of all the citizens in a fair manner . While the powers of the judges in criminal court system have been established , the question remains : have these powers of the judges been able to provide for justice of the offenders and the offended in the criminal court system ? This paper outlines the powers of the judge in criminal justice system and attempts to inform on the relationship of the judges with other personalities in criminal jurisdiction to bring about justice in case trials and sentencing

The powers and jurisdictions of judges determine their duties . In general , the judges oversee all the legal procedures in courts and...