What is the difference between a judge and a jury???

Question

I am confused between a Judge (like judge judy) and a jury. Please help me. Thank you!

so would judge judy be a jury too?

Answer 1

A judge is the keeper of the law. As others have stated, their job is to keep the trial on track and rule on issues of law.

In a trial, there is also a finder of fact. The finder of fact is to listen to the evidence and determine the facts as they pertain to the case. A defendant has the right to a jury trial. The jury becomes the finder of fact for the trial. If the accused decides not wish to have a jury, the judge serves as the finder of fact. Going to small claims court means that the defendant has waived the right to a jury trial.

Answer 2

A judge presides over the hearing and ensures that it is a lawful one (eg., making sure the witnesses say only the truth, and that the lawyers don't bend the truth to make the jury sympathetic to their cause). The judge decides stuff such as what evidence will be appropriate to use in the court, and the punishment of the law.

The jury is a panel of people chosen from the public (ever hear of "jury duty"? You get randomly called up to sit at a trial and then debate on the final verdict). They're chosen according to their backgrounds and impartiality. The jury witnesses the trial, listening to testimony and the evidence presented in court, and then they decide on if the defendant is guilty or innocent after all evidence has been presented.

The jury will almost never know as much about the law as a judge, as it's just random people selected at random.

Judge Judy is a judge in the Small Claims Court, and not a jury. There's typically no jury in a small claims court.

Answer 3

A judge is a person who has studied the law and is a trained lawyer who has been appointed to hear the stories of people who have some matter relating to the law. The judge after hearing all the evidence will decide on who is right and what the conviction will be for doing something wrong.
A jury is a group of people from the general public who are not knowledgeable in law ,but are willing to hear a story and decide if the person is guilty or not. The Judge will accept the jury decision in most cases.
Judge Judy is a one person decision-maker who decides on the outcome of the case. It is a TV program designed to help people who watch to know a little more about the law .

Answer 4

Think of the whole courtroom as a game in a sense. The prosecutor on one end and the defense on the other. The judge is there to keep things in order (kind of like a referee) between the two sides. The jury is the crowd screaming for blood from one side or the other. When the jury is convinced from one of those sides, they either convict or exonerate the accused. It is then the judge's job to hand out the proper sentence based on a number of variables (repeat offender, severity of crime, etc.)

Answer 5

A judge is a government hired official who presides over a case, keeps order in the court room, and passes sentence. A jury is made up of peers of the accused who are simply present (when requested by the accused) to be non-biased observers of the case and to determine whether the defendant is guilty or not.

In small claims courts, (such as the "Judge Judy" television show) a jury is not required, and the judge determines guilt and method of compensation. (usually monetary)

Answer 6

A judge is someone who works for the government and who presides at a trial. It used to be that a jury was a group of people chosen to be representative of the people in the area of the supposed crime. Nowdays a jury is a group of people selected from people who couldn't get out of jury duty, by the lawyers representing the prosecution and defense. They are no longer chosen to be intelligent, thoughtful people who will judge both the validity of the law and the guilt/innocence of the defendant. They are now chosen to be people who the lawyers think are easily swayed by emotion instead of facts and who will blindly accept the instructions of the judge. Sad.

Answer 7

About 22 feet I believe..................