judge
Judges preside over, review and handle court cases, hearings, appeals and trials. They ensure that court procedures conform to conventional legal processes and review evidence and juries. Judges preside over cases involving such areas as crime, family issues, civil law, small claims and juvenile offenses.
Also called: investigating magistrate, inquisitorial magistrate, recorder, adjudicator, circuit judge, deputy circuit judge, district judge, examining magistrate
- 11
- essential skills
- 30
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2612
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- supreme court judgeWhat changes?10 skills in common
- justice of the peace8 skills in common
- corporate lawyer5 skills in common
- law lecturer5 skills in common
- lawyer4 skills in common
- prosecutor4 skills in common
- case administrator3 skills in common
- court administrative officer3 skills in common
Optional skills
30- advise on legal decisions
- analyse legal evidence
- apply knowledge of human behaviour
- authenticate documents
- communicate with jury
- compile legal documents
- contract law
- correctional procedures
- criminal law
- criminology
- ensure sentence execution
- facilitate official agreement
- family law
- guide jury activities
- hear witness accounts
- juvenile detention
- law enforcement
- legal case management
- legal research
- make legal decisions
- moderate in negotiations
- present arguments persuasively
- present legal arguments
- procurement legislation
- promote the safeguarding of young people
- respond to enquiries
- review trial cases
- supervise legal case procedures
- support juvenile victims
- write work-related reports
No account needed to start
How close are you to being a judge?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.