In the U.S. judicial system, judges are elected or appointed
officials tasked with presiding over trials and maintaining order. They also
review legality issues per the evidence submitted, provide instructions to
juries prior to their deliberations, and in the case of bench trials, judges
must decide the facts of the case and make a ruling. Additionally, judges are
also responsible for sentencing convicted criminal defendants. Notoriously
shrouded in mystery, the Judicial Branch of the government is the least
understood by members of the general public and is the only one where deliberations
are carried out in secret and never made available to the public. While Federal
courts make decisions relating to national issues such as immigration and
citizenship and matters between citizens of different states, each state has
its own judiciary resolving issues arising between and among its residents.
Purpose: Hear stories from the bench and learn more about
the judicial system
Facilitator: Mike Fisher, Terrence O'Donnell, Frank Lucchino |
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