Judges
The judges who normally sit in the Crown Court are High Court judges, Circuit judges and Recorders. Circuit judges also sit in the County Court. Recorders are barristers or solicitors in private practice, who sit part time as judges. The most serious cases (treason, murder, rape etc.) are allocated to High Court judges and Senior Circuit judges. The remainder are dealt with by Circuit judges and Recorders, although Recorders will normally handle less serious work than Circuit judges. The allocation is conducted according to directions given by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Read more about this topic: Crown Court
Famous quotes containing the word judges:
“So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord:”
—Bible: Hebrew Judges (l. V, 31)
“The world, the wise world, that never is wrong itself, judges always by events. And if he should use me ill, then I shall be blamed for trusting him: if well, O then I did right, to be sure!—But how would my censurers act in my case, before the event justifies or condemns the action, is the question.”
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)
“The laws of Caesar are one thing, those of Christ, another. Papinianus judges one way, our Paul another.”
—Jerome (c. 340–420)