| Job Title |
Judge |
| Job Description |
Arbitrates Disputes, Advises Counsel, Jury, Litigants, Or
Court Personnel, And Administers Judicial System: Establishes
Rules Of Procedure On Questions For Which Standard Procedures
Have Not Been Established By Law Or By Superior Court. Reads Or
Listens To Allegations Made By Plaintiff In Civil Suits To
Determine Their Sufficiency. Examines Evidence In Criminal Cases
To Determine If Evidence Will Support Charges. Listens To
Presentation Of Case, Rules On Admissibility Of Evidence And
Methods Of Conducting Testimony, And Settles Disputes Between
Opposing Attorneys. Instructs Jury On Applicable Law And Directs
Jury To Deduce Facts From Evidence Presented. Sentences
Defendant In Criminal Cases, On Conviction By Jury, According To
Statutes Of State Or Federal Government, Or Awards Judicial
Relief To Litigants In Civil Cases In Relation To Findings By
Jury Or By Court. May Be Designated According To Level Of Court
In Judicial Hierarchy As Appellate-court Judge (government
Ser.); District-court Judge (government Ser.); Municipal-court
Judge (government Ser.); Superior-court Judge (government Ser.);
Supreme-court Justice (government Ser.). May Preside Over
Particular Court Department And Be Designated Conciliation-court
Judge (government Ser.); Criminal-court Judge (government Ser.);
Juvenile-court Judge (government Ser.); Probate Judge
(government Ser.).
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