15.2: What Are The Two Kinds Of Legal Conflict?

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15.2: What are the 2 kinds of legal conflict? The 2 kinds of legal conflict are criminal law and civil law. Criminal law refers to conflict between society/government and a person violating a law that protects the people. Examples include theft, assault, robbery, murder, etc. For the defendant to be convicted, they need to be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and if they are, they will be punished through fines, jail time, probation, or other similar penalties. Civil law refers to conflict that is between private parties and sometimes between a private party and the government. In most civil cases, one party is suing the other for compensation. For the defendant to be found guilty in a civil case, the plaintiff must prove that it is more likely that the defendant is a fault. Some examples include landlord vs. tenant, personal injury, divorce, etc.
15.3: How do judges become judges? There are 3 ways that a judge can become a judge. The first way is through a election process. Although it is more democratic, voter turnout is extremely low. Also they have to fund their campaign so they have to get endowed from lawyers, companies, and other people that might appear before them in court. The next way is through a judicial appointment. That means that they are appointed by the …show more content…
Although there are no qualification to become a federal judge, the process is very complex. There is a rule called senatorial courtesy and it allows a senator to block a nomination. When the Senate Judiciary Committee receives a nomination it contacts the nominee’s state senators by sending a confirmation form on a blue sheet of paper. If he or she does not return the paper then they are opposing the appointment and is known as the blue slip policy. If the nominee makes it through they are judges for life or until they
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