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A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdiction. There are significant differences between the role of a judge in the common law system descended from British practice, and civil law systems descended from continental European judicial practice. The descriptions below are necessarily archetypical. Details vary from judicial system to judicial system. In many... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by skud Aug 27, 2008

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