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Describe the role of the judiciary
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Describe the role of the judiciary A judge is a person who presides over a court of law whether it is a lower court or a higher court. There are many different types of judges, varying from the Justices of Peace who sit mainly in the Magistrates Court in ordinary clothes, to the robed Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States of America or the English Court of Appeal who decide questions of National importance. Yet they are all judges. The judiciary is the branch of the government whose task is the administration of justice. The principle work of a judiciary is to be the moderator of disputes. The court must decide on all aspects of the law when dealing with criminal cases and to gather information from both prosecution and defense but also to inform the jury of all evidence brought forward. After this the judge is required to...
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