American Judicial system is by far my favourite thing about the country.I love the aesthetics of it, the fact that they use a Jury to deliberate even Civil cases, the form of the Courts, with prosecution and defense side by side, a Judge that is more of an arbiter than a supreme authoritative ruler of the trial.I love the design of the builds, the Art Deco and the big, stylized hearing rooms, etc.The only downside in terms of aesthetics for me is that the lawyers and prosecutors don't wear cloaks in Court.What experiences can Americans here share about the judicial system?Have you ever used it or was force to face one at some point in your life?Do Americans sue each others for "insignificant" damages such as, I don't know, $300,00 or something? Or it's not really worthy it because of the Court's costs? If not, what do you do?
Im not registered to vote so I don’t get pulled for jury duty
>>216008415I had to see a judge once because I got a ticket for drinking in public and didn't go to court and got a warrant and got stopped by the cops and spent the night in jail. I got time served
>>216008415>I love the aesthetics of it, the fact that they use a Jury to deliberate even Civil cases, the form of the Courts, with prosecution and defense side by side, a Judge that is more of an arbiter than a supreme authoritative ruler of the trial.This is provably retarded thoughbeit
>>216008485Trust me, 12 normal people, if properly vetted, deliberating uannoumsly can decide way better than some bureaucrat who's more concerned about who's gonna pay the taxes than your problem in right in front of him.
>>216008415you're nuts
>>216008415Unless you have serious money you don't want to be in a court. The rich generally buy their way out of jail and use courts to take what they want like your house or privacy or right to protest
>>216008415>Worshipping a statist mediaeval system in the modern age Judicial oligarchic rule has really mindbroken the Brazilian monkeybloods
>>216009060What are you talking about? I like America's system precisely because it isn't a bureaucratic Judge who decides your case, but the Jury.
>>216009612All judicial systems belong in the dustbin in the modern era, replace it with an AGI judge
>>216008415common law is a million times worse than civil lawanglocucks use it because they're stuck in the past
>>216008415>Do Americans sue each others for "insignificant" damages such as, I don't know, $300,00 or something?Yes, for damages up to a certain amount (varies by state, in mine the limit is $5k) that don't need the full judicial rigmarole there's "small claims court."
>>216010610Very interesting. That's the type of posts I was looking for.About these small claims courts, how do they work?You still have to pay some Court costs?I assume it's not a Jury that will decide the case, right?Does the litigants have a right of appeal or the Judge's decision is not appealable?Do these Courts have normal hearings, where you can cross examinate wirness and such, do expert evidence, etc, or it is more limited, like documents only and stuff?
>>216008415>As a moth is drawn to the light, so is a litigant drawn to the United States.T. law student and future 5th generation lawyer
>>216008415Been called for Jury duty once.Went in, got picked in the group to stay, sat there for two hours before the guy on trial got taken into another room, he came back out and 30 minutes later they said he settled out of court and we got to leave.The US judicial system is probably only a few steps away from being as brutal as the Japanese one with how often they use psychology on people to get convictions.
Mostly a waste of time. In 90% of court cases it's some boring mundane bullshit like Pablo being tried for robbing a liquor store and not the OJ trial.
>>216008580>properly vetted
>>216010662>You still have to pay some Court costs?Yes, there's a filing fee>I assume it's not a Jury that will decide the case, right?Correct, no jury and even lawyers aren't allowed.>Does the litigants have a right of appeal or the Judge's decision is not appealable?No, small claims decisions are final.>Do these Courts have normal hearings, where you can cross examinate wirness and such, do expert evidence, etc, or it is more limited, like documents only and stuff?You can present evidence, if a witness is there in person I guess you could cross examine but small claims hearings are supposed to be quick; you're not going to be reenacting A Few Good Men.
