Mediation
Negotiation
Judge allowed impermissible evidence that should have been excluded; Judge made an error of law; Judge gave faulty jury instructions, Judge allowed a jury to misapply a law
Writ of Certiorari
Review rulings of law made by the trial judge
For life so long as they maintain good behavior
Judge
Stare decisis
Judge
Defendant
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Juror's race
(a) Majority Opinion (or just the Opinion), (b) Concurring Opinion, and (c) Dissenting Opinion
Prosecutor
Plaintiff
8
Jury
Arbitration
(a) Probate & Family Court and (b) Housing Court
Adversarial System
Superior Court
Article III
Judge
District Court
Either side (Plaintiff or Defendant)
In addition to the Chief Justice, how many Associate Justices typically serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
What is defined as the process by which people involved in a dispute discuss their problem and try to reach a solution acceptable to all?
Which method of dispute resolution is defined as the voluntary process that is facilitated by a third person who does not have the power to arrive at a final decision?
What is the Latin word for legal precedent that courts must respect and means "let the decision stand"?
What is the main function of an appeals court?
Give two examples of procedural errors that might give rise to an appeal.
Which party in a criminal matter always has the right to appeal?
How long do federal judges and Supreme Court Justices serve?
In a bench trial, whose job is it to determine the appropriate law to be applied in the case?
Within the Massachusetts state court system, what is the name of the highest appeals court?
In an appellate case, what is the name for a decision (a) written by a member of the majority, (b) written by a judge who agrees with the result arrived at by the majority but for different reasons, and (c) written by a judge that disagrees with the majority?
Which party files a criminal case?
In a bench trial, whose job is it to determine the facts of the case?
Which party can appeal in a civil case?
Which method of dispute resolution is defined as one where the parties select one or more impartial persons who have the power to arrive at a final decision in order to settle a dispute?
What Article in the U.S. Constitution established "one Supreme Court"?
Which method of dispute resolution is defined as a system whereby opposing parties present their legal conflicts before an impartial judge and/or jury?
In the federal court system, what is the name of the trial court?
In a jury trial, whose job is it to determine the facts of the case?
In which Massachusetts trial court would (a) guardianships be decided, and (b) matters involving leases and evictions be decided?
In the Massachusetts state court system, what is the name of the trial court that would hear civil matters where the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000?
Which writ does the Supreme Court issue requiring a lower court to forward court records to it in a case for review?
In a jury trial, whose job is it to determine the appropriate law to be applied in the case?
Which party is the first to file a civil case?
What is an unacceptable reason to use a peremptory challenge on a juror?
