Judges preside over civil and criminal proceedings in courts of law.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Judges - from $3,614 to $12,285 per month - 2024.
- A Judges typically earns between $3,614 and $8,197 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $4,294 and $9,771 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Presiding over trials and hearings
- Interpreting and enforcing rules of procedure and making rulings regarding the admissibility of evidence
- Determining the rights and obligations of the parties involved, and in cases tried by jury
- Instructing the jury on points of law that are applicable to the case
- Weighing and considering evidence in non-jury trials and deciding legal guilt or innocence or degree of liability of the accused or defendant
- Passing sentence on persons convicted in criminal cases, determining damages or other appropriate remedy in civil cases and issuing court orders
- Researching legal issues and writing opinions on the issues
