Category Archives: Legal Justice System

James “Whitey” Bulger

“They called him evil, a punk, a sociopath, a piece of trash, a coward, a miserable human, a disgrace to the Irish, a devil, a rat, a man for whom the electric chair would be too good,” described Time magazine’s Paul …

Trayvon Martin Case – Whose Screams Were Heard?

Today in court, Trayvon Martin’s father testified that he never denied the fact that the screams heard on the famous 911 recording were his son’s. “Tracy Martin said that he merely told officers he couldn’t tell if it was his …

The Career Path to the Judicial Bench

What does it take to become a Judge or Justice? It’s Competitive! It’s competitive to earn your spot on the judicial bench. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 there were approximately 62,700 judges, mediators and hearing …

Canada’s Most Prolific Serial Killer

Although on paper, Robert “Willie” Pickton is guilty of six second degree murders, it is possible that he is the most prolific serial killer in Canadian history. According to the Toronto Sun (in the article “Canadian cases involving dismemberment”), evidence …

A Day in the Life of a Bailiff

“All rise…” For over three decades Mr. William Powell, Jr. has pronounced these words. Since 1979, he has served as a deputy sheriff and a Court of Common Pleas bailiff in Licking County, Ohio. In 2008, he was awarded the …

A Day in the Life of a Paralegal

For every theatre director there is a steadfast stage manager and for every President of the United States there is the White House Chief of Staff; for every successful lawyer and attorney there is a highly skilled paralegal whose duties, …