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OC District Attorney
-name, party, elected or not?
-responsibilities
-number of ADAs, investigators, and support staff
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Republican William Fitzpatrick
-responsible for DA office, including all personnel
-46 ADAs, 13 investigators, 40 support staff
-192,000 |
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| DA's office responsibilities |
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-responsible for the prosecution of crimes committed in OC including the city of syracuse, as well as surrounding towns and villages
-everything from traffic tickets to shoplifting to burglary to homicide |
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Federal Prosecutor of Syracuse (and the northern NY district encompassing plattsburgh, binghampton, and albany)
-name + aka
-first _______ of _____ descent |
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-Richard S. Hartunian
-aka US attorney
-first presidentially appointed US Attorney of Armenian descent
sworn in on Feb 19th, 2010 |
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| responsibilities of the US attorneys |
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| -serve as the nation's principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney general and the us department of justice |
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| what is the northern district comprised of |
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| -thirty two counties in upstate ny, covering 30,000 miles, home to 3.4 mil people |
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the _______ appoints all u.s. attorneys
-how many are there
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president
-93
-term is 4 years officially, but one can serve until a new attorney is appointed |
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City of Syracuse Corporation Counsel
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-responsibilities
-salary
-start |
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-Mary Anne Dougherty
-supervises 12 people in her department - includes first assistant Joseph W. Barry III, senior assistant James McGinty, and 10 other assistants
-supervising and directing legal affairs in syracuse, in charge of the council and how it provides legal advice to the mayor and city departments, responsible for representing city agencies and playing a role in the city's economy, public projects, real estate, and laws
-july 25th after her predecessor quit. Was appointed by Mayor Stephanie Miner
-99,500 |
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Supreme Court Justices of Onondaga County
-how many
-names and titles |
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-5
-Hon. John J. Brunetti -- Court of Claims Judge (95 to present)
-Hon. John Cherundolo - Court of Claims Judge (2006-2014)
-Hon. Michael Hanuszczak (04 - present)
-Hon. Martha Walsh Hood dedicated matrimonial part (03-present)
-Hon. Martha E. Mulroy -- integrated domestic violence court (11 - present) |
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| who appointed county supreme court justices |
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| -state's chief administrative judge |
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| responsibilities of county supreme courts |
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they have unlimited, original jurisdiction, but generally hear cases that are outside of the jurisdiction of other, lower courts
-cases include civil matters beyond the monetary limits of the lower courts' jurisdiction; divorce, separation, and annulment proceedings, equity suits, such as mortgage foreclosures and injunctions |
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terms of supreme court justices
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-14 years?
-salaries - 136,700 |
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County Court Judges (OC)
-how many, names
-salary
-terms
-reponsibilities
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-there are currently two, the third seat is currently vacant
-Hon. Anthony Aloi and Joseph Fahey
-125,600
-10 years
-handle criminal prosecutions of felonies and misdemeanors committed within the county, deal with claims up to 25,000
-elected normally |
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Federal judges in Syracuse
-how many
-names
-appointed by presidents (so the president appoints every single federal judge for each city in america?) |
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-there are five seats, but one is currently vacant
-Hon. Gary Sharpe -- chief judge, appointed by Bush in 04
-Hon. David Hurd -- clinton in 99
-Hon. Glenn Suddaby -- Bush in 08
-Hon. Mae D'Agostino -- obama in 11 |
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responsibilities of federal judges
-salaries |
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-hear both federal cases and appeals from county courts. includes cases beyond regional boundaries, such as patent cases, and cases in which federal law was broken
-salary: 169,300 |
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| jurisdiction over matters, such as small claims, evictions, vehicle and traffic matters, civil matters, and criminal offenses |
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| criminal jurisdition over misdemeanors and lesser offenses (cannot sentence anyone beyond one year) |
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jurisdiction in civil cases involving amounts up to 25,000
-acts as an intermediate appellate court, hearing appeals from the city courts and the town and village courts |
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| hears cases outside the authority of the lower courts, such as civil matters involving higher dollar amounts (above 25k), divorce, separation, and annulment proceedings, and criminal prosecution of felonies |
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| four appellate divisions of the supreme court |
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| -one in each judicial department |
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| ny state court of appeals |
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chief judge and six associate judges with 14 year terms
-highest court in the state
-no jurisdiction limit with money
- hear cases not settled in lower courts |
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hear matters involving chidlren and families including adoption, guardianship, foster care approval and review, juvenile delinquency, family violence, child abuse and neglect, and child support, custody and visitation
-most cases involve youths between 8 to 16 years old that are charged with offenses that would be crimes if an adult did it
-judges elected for 10 year terms |
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| hiscock legal aid society |
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provides free legal assistance to people in need in our community
-main source of funding is from their board of directors and from people who don't require their free serves |
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| assigned counsel system is what gives people on trial a lawyer or attorney to represent them in court -- assigns them counsel to help represent them in court |
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help people acquire legal representation in capital cases. if the trial judge decides that the defendant inst able to afford counsel, he will apoint two attorneys to represent them
-main source of funding: clients and taxpayer money, mostly taxpayer money |
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| a person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court |
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| the respondent in a case appealed to a higher court |
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| call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge |
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| formal charge or accusation of a serious crime |
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a professional body of lawyers
-lawyers required to "pass the bar" |
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| -the process of how a potential juror is questioned by the judge and attorneys involved in the trial the potential juror might serve on |
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| declares a person or org to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority |
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| an opinion in a legal case written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment |
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trial jury vs. grand jury
-trial
-grand |
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-trial jury: consists of 6-12 people, must work everyday of the trial, can only see the evidence given by attorneys, and make the final decision
-consists of 23 people, decide whether or not to bring criminal charges against a suspect, work with the prosecutor, may see whatever evidence is available, more relaxed to allow juror flexibility, work only a few days per month, prosecutor takes jury's decision into account but can override it |
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| formal document that orders a named individual to appear before a duly authorized body at a fixed time to give testimony; not showing up can result in a charge of contempt of court |
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| temporary restraining order and injunction |
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-court order that one party cannot commit certain acts
-often used in domestic violence and harrassment cases |
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