UK Criminal Courts Quiz

What is the structure of the Magistrates' Court?

• Panel of magistrates or a district judge

• Jury of peers

• Group of lawyers

• Single judge

How many magistrates usually sit in the Magistrates' Court?

• Two or three

• Five or six

• Ten or twelve

• None, it's always just one magistrate

What types of cases are usually heard in the Magistrates' Court?

• Only serious criminal cases

• Traffic violation cases

• Family law cases

• Less serious criminal cases and some civil cases

What is the role of the District Judge in the Magistrates' Court?

• Serving as a court reporter

• Handling administrative tasks for the court

• Providing security for the court

• Overseeing legal proceedings and making decisions on matters of law

What are the functions of the Crown Court?

• Handling civil cases and family law matters

• Issuing driving licenses and passports

• Hearing criminal cases for trial and sentencing, and handling appeals from the Magistrates' Court

• Conducting property valuations and real estate transactions

Who presides over trials in the Crown Court?

• jury

• prosecutor

• defendant

• judge

What types of cases are usually heard in the Crown Court?

• Family law cases

• Civil cases

• Traffic violation cases

• More serious criminal cases

What are indictable offenses?

• Minor infractions that are not punishable by law

• Serious crimes that can only be tried in the Crown Court

• Offenses that can only be tried in the Magistrates' Court

• Petty crimes that are tried in the Crown Court

What are summary offenses?

• Traffic violations handled by a District Court

• Serious felonies heard in a Supreme Court with a jury

• Civil disputes resolved in a Small Claims Court

• Minor criminal offenses heard in a Magistrates' Court without a jury

What are either-way offenses?

• Offenses that can be tried in the Family Court

• Offenses that can only be tried in the Magistrates' Court

• Offenses that can be tried in either the Magistrates' Court or the Crown Court

• Offenses that can only be tried in the Supreme Court