Glossary:Judges

Judges preside over civil and criminal proceedings, hearings and trials in courts of law. The Eurostat crime statistics requires a count of officials authorised to preside over criminal cases professionally. The authorisation includes to reach a verdict in criminal cases (conviction or acquittal); and pass a sentence for those convicted. Jurors, clerks, and voluntary or honorary judges are not supposed to be counted as professional judges.

Further information

• Persons in the criminal justice system metadata file

Statistical data

• Police, court and prison personnel statistics

Source

• The United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems
• The International Standard Classification of Occupations