the judge decides the outcome in civil and criminal cases.
the judge decides the outcome in civil and criminal cases.
who decides the outcome in civil and criminal cases?
judge
according to the statistics provided by the college of the courts and tribunals of belgium, 15,118 appellate civil, enterprise and family cases were opened at all courts of appeal in 2017, aside from 35,237 such cases that were still pending from before january 2017. in 17,356 of these cases, a judgement was rendered by the courts of appeal in 2017 and these cases were therefore closed. a total of 6,456 appellate criminal cases were opened at all courts of appeal as well, aside from 5,495 criminal cases that were still pending from before january 2017. in 6,028 of these criminal cases, a judgement was rendered in 2017 and these cases were therefore closed. additionally, a total of 1,300 appellate (protectional) juvenile cases were opened in 2017, aside from 279 such cases that were still pending from before january 2017. in 1,275 of these juvenile cases, a judgement was rendered in 2017 and these cases were therefore closed. lastly, a final decision was made by all chambers of indictment in 10,069 cases in 2017.
court of appeal (belgium)
there are several prosecution offices: district attorneys, county attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and city attorneys. district attorneys prosecute criminal cases in district courts and serve one or more counties in which they are elected for four-year terms. county attorneys prosecute misdemeanor criminal cases and serve a single county in which they are elected for four-year terms. criminal district attorneys prosecute both felony and misdemeanor criminal cases and serve a single county in which they are elected for four-year terms. city attorneys prosecute criminal cases in municipal courts. if a county has only a district attorney or county attorney, this official prosecutes all criminal cases within the county.
judiciary of texas