“Justice of the Peace” is an imposing title. Almost like Justice of the Supreme Court? Not quite; A Justice of the Peace presides over a court of limited territorial and subject-matter jurisdiction, and is addressed as “Judge” more often than “Justice”. Justices of the Peace were originally English quasi-judicial officers who volunteered to preserve the [...]
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Non-Lawyer Judges: Justices and Magistrates
January 25th, 2013 · No Comments
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More Court Records
January 27th, 2012 · No Comments
More and more court records are finding their way online, and many of them are free. We’ve talked about court records in general; see Court Records Basics, What to Know Before Searching Court Records Online, About Criminal Records and Where to Find Them, Using Court Records for Background Investigations, and Small Claims Case Records. We’ve talked about [...]
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The Limits of Expungement
August 3rd, 2011 · No Comments
In the American legal system, “expungement“ of criminal records generally refers to the process by which the subject of a previous arrest or conviction seeks to have their criminal record either sealed or destroyed, thereby making it generally unavailable for public perusal. An arrest or conviction on record can make it difficult to obtain housing, employment [...]
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