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IntroductionThe Judiciary is the arm of the government which is responsible for governing the justicein the society. For this the government has made a system of court. This system of courts helpsthe government in resolving the conflict that arise out of operation of laws (Baarman, and et. al.,2015). This involves the application of remedy and the retaliation of the offenders of the law.The courts of United Kingdom are the organization which aims to deliver the justice. Whether bythe means of convicting someone for doing the wrong or resolving the disputes that havebreached the law. This report gives the brief understanding about the legal structure of the courtsin UK and there is also a brief about the understanding that has been developed while attendingthe court session.Part AThe magistrate's courts are given the power to try minor offences conducted by thesociety, while the the more serious offences are referred to the crown courts. There are appellatecourts which include the courts of appeal and the supreme court (Bertin and et. al., 2018). Toobtain the better understanding of working of UK legal system the court visit has been initiated.The criminal matters are heard by Magistrate's courts. These courts hear the proceedings and arepresided by the magistrate's and the proceedings in this court are oral and open for the publicexcluding the exceptions. The members who are responsible for doing the task of organisationand operations of the magistrate court are explained below:District judge: They are the judges who are also known as the stipendiary magistrates.These are permanently employed by the ministry of justice. To qualify this position a law degreeand 5 years of experience are necessary. They usually hear the long and the complex matters.Magistrates: In a magistrate's court the cases that are less complex are judged by themagistrates or lay judges. They are the representatives from the local citizens of good character,mature personality and those who have a sound judgement making power (Ricci, Rokach, andShapira, 2015). They sit in the adult criminal courts. The lead magistrate is also known as thechairman. Deputy District judges: they are the part time judges paid for the sitting days. Theyusually sits for 15 days in a year. If the District judge is not available then they play their role1
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