Caption: War Publications - WWI Compilation 1923 - Article 48
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VI. JUSTICE AND LOCAL G O V E R N M E N T 1. The Judiciary. A. In England all judges are appointed for life by the Crown and are irremovable except upon address of Parliament. They are paid high salaries. Number of judges as compared with Germany and Prance very small. Courts generally held by a single judge. System of circuit judges. 1907 creation of Court of Criminal Appeal. The House of Lords and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as courts Jury trial in criminal cases but juries rarely employed in civil cases' Juries never judges of the law. Justice administered rapidly and without technicality. System of common law and equity. No administrative courts as on the continent. Power of the judge to sum ui> and comment on the evidence. Queries: What Why What the law? Ought the judge be allowed to express an opinion as to the weight of the evidence? B. In this United States, Federal judges are appointed by the President with consent of the Senate. Life tenure, but may retire on full salary at 70 years of age. Removable only by impeachment State judges (except in a few states) are elected by the people for definite terms, ranging from 2 to 21 years. Constitutional protections in behalf of the accused. Jury trial in both criminal and civil cases. both moderator the facts.) up and comment on the evidence. Emphasize the control which American courts exercise over legislation and administration. Criticism of the administration of justice in the United States: slowness in the selection of juries, wide latitude of appeal, reversals tor technicalities and harmless errors. Query: C What are the merits and demerits of the method ot choosing judges by popular vote? In France. All judges except those of the commercial and industrial courts are appointed. Popular election tried 1790-1804 but abandoned. Life tenure. Except justices of the peace, colonial judges and judges of the administrative courts, they are irremovable by the government. All courts except those of justices of the peace are held by a *ench of judges. (Compare English and American Courts). Criticism: Too many judges (over 6000 in France). Compare the English 17 1A.
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