Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Decides cases and makes sure trials are fair.
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Judges oversee trials and hearings, rule on evidence, decide cases or instruct juries, and sentence people convicted of crimes. In Pennsylvania, most judges are elected; magisterial district judges handle local cases.
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- German · World Language
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