The judiciary: types and role in civil and criminal courts

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  1. 4. Head of the judiciary who protects and represents the entire bench.
  2. 5. Lower-tier judges who handle small claims and summary criminal hearings.
  3. 6. Justices who hear the final appeals on major points of law.
  4. 9. Resolving ambiguities in legislation during active courtroom statutory application.
  5. 11. The final judgment on liability delivered by a civil trial judge.
  6. 12. Financial remedy assessed and awarded by judges in civil cases.
  7. 13. The judicial role of determining criminal punishment after a guilty verdict.
  8. 14. Lord Justices who hear appeals in the senior civil and criminal branches.
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  1. 1. Puisne judges who try high-value civil claims and serious criminal trials.
  2. 2. Part-time judge who usually sits in the Crown or County Court.
  3. 3. Mid-tier judges who sit in the County Court and Crown Court.
  4. 4. Dynamic power of civil judges to direct timetables and save costs.
  5. 7. Judicial decision to grant freedom or remand a defendant pre-trial.
  6. 8. Procedural High Court judges who handle preliminary application hearings.
  7. 10. The judge's final review of evidence and law for the jury.