Career description:
A judge is an appointed or elected magistrate who presides over court proceedings. Judges rule on questions of law, act as a referee between the litigating parties, and render decisions in legal disputes.
What it’s like:
Common duties:
- Hear allegations of the prosecuting and defending parties
- Listen to witness testimony
- Rule on the admissibility of evidence
- Inform defendants of their rights
- Instruct the jury
- Question witnesses
- Rule on motions presented by counsel
- In criminal court, determine the guilt or innocence of criminal defendants and impose sentences on defendants found guilty
- In civil cases, determine liability or damages
Similar occupations:
Circuit Court Judge, Circuit Judge, County Judge, Court of Appeals Judge, District Court Judge, Judge, Justice of the Peace, Magisterial District Judge, Magistrate, Superior Court Judge
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