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Court Judgements 101
Simply put, court judgments are decisions promulgated by a magistrate that
has the authority to adjudicate the issues presented by two or more feuding
parties. The controversies laid down before a judge for resolution may involve
violations of various statutes or ordinances, such as penal laws and corporate
regulations.
By definition, court judgements are essentially decisions or resolutions made
by a court judge when hearing a case. A case, in this regard, means a situation
where a dispute of some sort is “negotiated” based on the facts presented.
Typically, these disputes can come in many forms. It may be a matter of settling
ownership issues, divorce, legal separation or annulment proceedings, child
custody battles, petitions for bankruptcy, accusations of theft or even the more
heinous crimes like kidnapping or murder, and many other types of dispute.
Court Judgements and Cases
Court cases are the legal means by which such disputes as mentioned previously
are settled and the court judgement (legally termed as “verdict”) are the
eventual conclusion of such cases. Essentially, there are several types of
courts in the U.S. judicial system, with the two main classifications or
categories being: General Jurisdiction Courts, which are created through Article
III of the United States constitution, and Courts of Specific Subject-Matter
Jurisdiction, which are created through Article I of the constitution.
General jurisdiction court cases involve the more “serious” cases like felonies
and misdemeanors. Specific subject-matter jurisdiction court cases are, as the
name directly implies, specific in nature. An example of this court
classification is a bankruptcy court.
When an accusation by one party is made against another, the two parties are
usually represented by lawyers with the accusing party being termed as the
prosecution and the accused party being the defendant. Presiding over the
proceedings is an appointed judge. Occasionally, a jury selected by both parties
determines the verdict based on the merits of the case.
Each party is then allowed the opportunity to prove his or her case by
presenting evidence (through concrete proof in the form of testimonies of
witnesses and/or material evidence). Once the judge or jury has weighed the
evidence presented, a verdict is then passed on. The losing party has an
opportunity to have the case elevated to a higher court (Court of Appeals up to
the Supreme Court) if they wish.
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