IS THE BELL TOLLING FOR NONLAWYER JUDGES

• NCJ Number: 34397
• Journal: Judicature Volume: 59 Issue: 9 Dated: (APRIL 1976) Pages: 417-421
• Author(s): A ASHMAN; P CHAPIN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

LAWYER JUDGES ARE RECOMMENDED OVER LAY JUDGES FOR ALL CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, INVOLVING THE POSSIBILITY OF A JAIL SENTENCE; IN OTHER, PRIMARILY TRAFFIC CASES, A WELL EDUCATED LAY JUDICIARY SEEMS TO BE ADEQUATE.

Abstract

THE PROS AND CONS OF LAY JUDGES ARE PRESENTED. SHORT CASE STUDIES OF COLORADO AND MARYLAND, WHICH PROFESSIONALIZED THEIR JUDICIARIES, ARE INCLUDED.