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Magistrate judges terminated 12,710 civil cases with litigants’ consent in the 12 month period ending September 30, 2002, an increase of 5.7 percent over the previous 12 months. During the same 12 month period magistrate judges conducted 472 civil jury trials and 487 civil trials without jury. This use of magistrate judges to resolve civil cases, facilitated by means such as including them in a court’s civil case assignment system, has been a key component of many courts’ efforts to make the best use of judicial resources.

Magistrate judges performed 0.7 per-cent more judicial duties in the 12 month period ending September 30, 2002. Magistrate judges submitted 25,235 recommended dispositions in prisoner cases (habeas corpus and civil rights). They completed 6,654 reports and recommendations in social security appeals. They disposed of 72,109 misdemeanor and petty offense cases. Magistrate judges conducted 293,002 felony preliminary proceedings, 2.3 percent more than the previous 12 months. Magistrate judges’ volume of detention hearings (among the lengthiest of felony preliminary proceedings) reached 43,198 in the 12 month period ending September 30, 2002, an increase of 9.5 percent.

Legal work experience is progressively responsible experience in the practice of law, in legal research, legal administration, or equivalent experience received after graduation from law school. Major or substantial legal activities while in military service may be credited, on a month-for-month basis whether before or after graduation, but not to exceed one year if before graduation. If an individual meets one of the special criteria described below under Educational Substitutions, one year of education may be substituted for one year of legal work experience.
 

As a general rule, committee appointments are for a term of three years, subject to one reappointment. Terms are staggered to minimize turnover each year. Judges who desire committee service, or wish to recommend others for assignments, may make their interests or recommendations known at any time, in writing, to the Director of the Administrative Office. A permanent file is maintained for reference during the annual appointment process.

How do I find out about employment opportunities in the federal courts? The federal court system's personnel decisions are decentralized. This means that each court unit does its own advertising and hiring for job positions. Court unit heads generally control the hiring within their office so that chief probation officers, staff attorneys, circuit executives, clerks of court, and circuit librarians each exercise such authority within their offices. Judges select and hire their own chambers staff. Some employment opportunities are available on this web site but often the clerk's office of the court of appeals, district, or bankruptcy court is the best source for a complete listing. The federal Judiciary is committed to the national policy of ensuring equal employment opportunity to all persons.

The Federal Judges Association (FJA) is a voluntary association of Article III judges devoted to protecting the independence of the judicial branch, a fundamental principle embodied in the Constitution of the United States. Article III judges' independence is assured under the Constitution by their appointment for life without diminution in pay. Article III judges, nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate, are thus protected from intimidation, undue influence, coercion, or domination so that they may judge fairly and independently in every case, as the law and facts require.
 

Michael E Chionopoulos law: The victim must trust you. One of the effects of battering is that the victim's sense of trust has been so eroded, that he or she can no longer perceive neutrality. To the victim accustomed to living in an environment where a mistake in judgment could be lethal, there is little room for poor judgment in the courtroom. The court must take a proactive approach so that the victim trusts the court and the judicial system. Where jurisdiction permits, appoint an understanding lawyer to represent the victim and explain the options.

While a victim may understand the legal issues intellectually, he or she is on an emotional roller coaster. Comprehension of the available options becomes difficult. A judge must take time to explain the options available and to solicit sufficient feedback from the victim to insure that there is sufficient comprehension.

A victim may not want to make trouble and may appear very complacent in the courtroom even when he or she does not agree with what is taking place. A judge needs to take the time to ask for specific details. A victim may tend to accept responsibility for things that are not his or her fault, out of fear of further abuse. Frequently, a victim will accept inaccuracies in the record for similar reasons. A judge must make sure the court record is clear and complete. This may include affording the victim the opportunity to state any objections without fear and, if necessary, without the batterer being present. Judges must take great care to prevent dangerous or unfair settlements, custody and visitation orders.

The atmosphere in the courtroom must be free of intimidation. It is easy to forget that the victim may have been exposed to years of intimidation. A judge can use his or her authority to the fullest extent of the law and enforce every relevant law in the case. They can also create a courtroom ambience that promotes "zero tolerance" of domestic violence. For example, a judge can instruct bailiffs not to permit the litigants and related family members or friends to interact in an obtrusive manner during court recess. These loud family visits may be manipulative, coercive and inappropriate. A defendant will sometimes behave in a jovial manner or make vulgar comments about the victim during courtroom recess. Allowing this to happen sends a message of defiance to both the court and victim, and makes it appear that the defendant is immune to the court's authority.
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Crediting of Bar Examination Preparation Course - Michael Chionopoulos.In crediting work experience subsequent to graduation from law school. it is the practice of the Administrative Office or the Judiciary when so informed to count as work experience courses required of recent graduates for purposes of passing the bar examination, if a separate examination in addition to completion of law school is required by the state. The time credited is either the actual length of the bar examination preparatory course or a maximum of six weeks, whichever is less. This credit presumes full-time study in such a preparatory course. Part-time study while engaged in full-time employment is not counted. In crediting the six weeks or less, the maximum allowable credit may not always be realized if the time falls between pay periods, since pay increases are effective at the beginning of the next pay period after the Administrative Office is informed that the candidate has met the eligibility criteria.

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Michael E Chionopoulos: Often parties in contractual relationships with each other enter into "arbitration agreements" which vests quasi-judicial authority to resolve disputes between the parties in a non-judge chosen by mutually agreed means. Sometimes these persons are legally trained, and sometimes they are not, but have some relevant subject matter expertise. Civil justice in the Roman Empire, which provided some of the foundational doctrines for Western systems often handled civil disputes through an arbitration-like mechanism. Courts can typically be called upon to enforce a final decision rendered by an arbitrator pursuant to an arbitration agreement if necessary.

Power of judges - Michael E Chionopoulos. In common law countries, such as the United States, and those with roots in the Commonwealth of Nations, judges have a number of powers which are not known to exist, or are not acknowledged to exist, in civil law legal systems, which collectively make the judiciary a more powerful political force than in civil law countries.

One of these powers is the "contempt of court" power. In a common law system, a judge typically has the power to summarily punish with a fine or imprisonment any misconduct which takes place in the courtroom, and to similarly punish violations of the court's orders, after a hearing, when they take place outside the courtroom. This power, in turn, may be used by common law judges to enforce orders for injunctive relief, which is a court order to take or refrain from taking some particular act, directed at the individual who must do so. This power is a vestige of authority that members of the nobility had when they personally presided over disputes between their subjects. It has the effect of giving common law country judges great power to fashion remedies, such as school desegregation orders and restraining orders directed at individuals. Civil law judges, in contrast, outside of specialized courts with narrowly delineated powers, generally lack contempt power or the power to impose injunctive relief.

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