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The Federal Court System
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Bankruptcy Judge
Role: Specialized jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. Responsibilities: Rule on the disposition of personal or corporate assets, manage bankruptcy cases, decide dischargeability of debts.
Clerk of the Court
Role: Administrative support for the court. Responsibilities: Maintains court records, handles court fees and fines, manages the court calendar.
Federal Appeals Court Judge
Role: Reviews decisions of lower courts. Responsibilities: Hears appeals from district courts, interprets the law, writes opinions.
Supreme Court Clerk
Role: Manage the Supreme Court's docket. Responsibilities: Handles filings, communicates with attorneys, assists with administrative tasks.
Court Reporter
Role: Transcribe court proceedings. Responsibilities: Create a verbatim record of trials, assist judges and lawyers in retrieving information, prepare transcripts.
Federal District Court Judge
Role: Preside over trial court cases. Responsibilities: Hear civil and criminal cases, issue rulings, manage courtroom proceedings.
Federal Magistrate Judge
Role: Assist district court judges. Responsibilities: Preliminary hearings, pretrial motions, issuing warrants.
Bailiff
Role: Courtroom security. Responsibilities: Maintain order in the court, assist the judge, handle evidence during a trial.
Chief Justice of the United States
Role: Head of the Supreme Court. Responsibilities: Presides over oral arguments, supervises the federal judiciary, administers the Presidential oath of office.
Jury Member
Role: Determ ine the facts in a trial. Responsibilities: Listen to evidence, deliberate with other jurors, reach a verdict.
Federal Probation Officer
Role: Supervises convicted offenders. Responsibilities: Enforce court-ordered probation terms, assist in rehabilitation, report to the court.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Role: Final arbiter of federal constitutional law. Responsibilities: Decides cases of national significance, reviews appeals, writes opinions.
U.S. Attorney
Role: Federal prosecutor. Responsibilities: Prosecutes criminal cases brought by the federal government, represents the United States in civil cases, initiates legal action.
Federal Public Defender
Role: Defense attorney for those who cannot afford one. Responsibilities: Represents indigent defendants in federal cases, ensures the right to counsel.
U.S. Marshal
Role: Law enforcement for the federal courts. Responsibilities: Provide security, transport prisoners, protect witnesses, execute court orders.
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