The qualifications for choosing judges and officials were considered a serious matter in ancient cultures. Both Old Testament Israel and Ancient Egypt had stipulations regarding the conduct of judges, emphasising that a system of justice is only as good as the people who administer it. Israel's law called for the selection of judges who would judge "with just judgement" (Deuteronomy 16 v 18). The ideal of a just legal system was supported by prohibitions requiring that Israel's judges not "show partiality" or "take a bribe"(Deuteronomy 16 v 19).
When Emily Murphy became an Edmonton, Canada, judge in 1916, she was the first woman appointed to the bench in the British Empire.
James B. Parsons became the first African American man to be confirmed as a judge in a U.S. District Court on August 30, 1961 when he was appointed to United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He served as chief judge from 1975 to 1981, assuming senior status in August 1981, and serving until his death in office.
On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. He was the 96th person to hold the position. Marshall retired from the Supreme Court in 1991 due to declining health.
Rose Heilbron became the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, England, on January 4, 1972.
President Reagan announced in 1981 that he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor (see below) to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Keith Cutler, the resident judge of Winchester and Salisbury in England was summoned to be a juror on a case he was presiding over. The trial was due to start on April 23, 2019. When Cutler applied to be excused from jury service he was initially declined, and was told to write to the resident judge, to which he replied: "I am the resident judge."
Judge Judy earns $47 million a year, while a Supreme Court judge earns $244,000.
Nearly half the states in the US allow village and town judges to hold office without a law degree. In New York, these judges aren't even required to have a degree of any kind and can preside over criminal cases. Across New York 61% of local judges are not lawyers, and in the North Country region 85% of local judges are not lawyers!
James B. Parsons became the first African American man to be confirmed as a judge in a U.S. District Court on August 30, 1961 when he was appointed to United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He served as chief judge from 1975 to 1981, assuming senior status in August 1981, and serving until his death in office.
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Rose Heilbron became the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, England, on January 4, 1972.
President Reagan announced in 1981 that he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor (see below) to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Keith Cutler, the resident judge of Winchester and Salisbury in England was summoned to be a juror on a case he was presiding over. The trial was due to start on April 23, 2019. When Cutler applied to be excused from jury service he was initially declined, and was told to write to the resident judge, to which he replied: "I am the resident judge."
Judge Judy earns $47 million a year, while a Supreme Court judge earns $244,000.
Nearly half the states in the US allow village and town judges to hold office without a law degree. In New York, these judges aren't even required to have a degree of any kind and can preside over criminal cases. Across New York 61% of local judges are not lawyers, and in the North Country region 85% of local judges are not lawyers!
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