Magistrate

Lay magistrate, are normal people, who have no law skills and are under qualified people that give necessary verdicts in magistrates courts. They have been named as lay magistrates so that they can be distinguished from a qualified magistrate. The magistrate’s courts have been introduced centuries ago. Today there are significant numbers of persons who sit and run magistrates court in UK, as a part time job. They normally take their seat and attend legal proceedings as a Bench of two or three, because

People In The Legal Profession. P2 part 1: Magistrates. Introduction In this task, i will be explaining what magistrates are, their roles and powers, how they are appointed and the training they through and also who is not eligible to be a magistrate. What are magistrates Magistrates are unpaid, trained members of the local community (people within a 15 mile radius), who work part time (26 and a half days a year) and deal with less serious criminal cases, such as: theft, criminal damage, public

Magistrates court Introduction In this report I am going to be talking about magistrate courts. I will be looking at the advantages and disadvantages of magistrate courts. I will also be looking at what people are in a magistrate court and what kind of cases magistrate courts hear. Selection Lay Magistrates are part time judges. They don’t need any qualifications to be a Lay Magistrate. In order for someone to become a magistrate they must fill in a form. This form could be found

Second Formative Coursework Explain and critically consider the use of lay magistrates in the legal system of England and Wales. Lay magistrates are very important to the legal system in England and wales. Lay magistrate’s also known as ‘Justices of the peace’ are volunteers in Magistrates courts as judicial officers. There are 21,500 lay magistrates currently in England and wales. Combined with professional magistrates in a magistrate’s court they take up to 95% of cases involving criminal charges

The Role and Powers of Lay Magistrates in Criminal Cases 1a) Describe the role and powers of lay magistrates in criminal cases. b) Consider whether lay magistrates are adequately trained for their work. 1a) Describe the role and powers of lay magistrates in criminal cases. For centuries the criminal justice system has allowed lay people; people who are not legally qualified to administer justice to the civilian population. Lay magistrates are otherwise known as Justices

This essay will discuss the role of the magistrate and jury in the English and Welsh legal decision-making process. It will assess both the advantages and disadvantages of both mechanisms and give an opinion on the contribution they make in the process. The role of a lay magistrate is one that is at the core of the legal system in England & Wales. They help maintain the foundation of the criminal justice system and deal with approximately 98% of all criminal matters. The sheer volume of cases

Lay magistrates do not have to have any legal qualifications; with a few exceptions, anyone is eligible to serve as a magistrate and that includes blind people . However, the Lord Chancellor, who by section 10 Courts Act 2003 is responsible (on behalf and in the name of Her Majesty) for the appointment of magistrates (apart from those in Lancashire who are appointed by the Duchy of Lancaster ), will not permit the following to become lay justices: anyone outside the ranges of 18 to 65 years of age

Magistrates Some 30 000 Justices of the Peace sit in a thousand or so Magistrates' Courts all over the country, and nearly 300 in Bristol alone. They are appointed by the Lord Chancellor on the recommendation of local committees consisting largely of existing magistrates. This process gives rise to the criticism - perhaps justified - that the selection procedures tend to favour the appointment of new magistrates whose views are compatible with existing members'.

are the Lay Magistrates and the Jury who have important roles with the legal system. Magistrates usually deal with most cases that are heard within the criminal system. They are the decision makers as to guilt or innocence making 97-99% of all cases while on the other hand 1% of cases are heard with a jury present. This shows us that those that are not legally qualified make most decisions regarding the criminal justice system, which means that they are ordinary people who hail

chosen randomly to come up with a verdict for the defendant. Having lay people in the legal system enable the court to have a wider variety of opinion given by the community. This scheme allows associates of the community to become a lay person (magistrates/jury). There are many advantages as well as disadvantages of using lay personnel in court. An example of an advantages of using a lay person in the English legal system is that the legal system saves millions of pounds due to the fact that lay