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Author Darbyshire, Penny, 1952-

Title Sitting in judgment [electronic resource] : the working lives of judges / Penny Darbyshire.

Imprint Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 466 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Images of judges -- Where do English and Welsh judges come from? -- The first step on the ladder : becoming a part-time judge -- Becoming Her Majesty's judge -- Training -- Judges' working personality -- Criminal business : district judges in the magistrates' court -- Criminal business : circuit judges in the crown court -- Judges and juries -- Civil business in the county court -- Family judges : the patience of Job and the judgment of Solomon -- High court business -- The Court of Appeal -- Brenda and the law lords transform into the Supremes -- Judges on judges -- Tools of the trade -- The world of judges from 2011.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Judges -- England.
Judges -- Wales.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781849462396 (cloth : alk. paper)
1849462399 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781847318305 (e-book)

 
    
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