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Tue, 08/05/2008 - 14:41
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Chance of becoming lay judge estimated at 1 in 4,900 people+
TOKYO, Aug 5 Kyodo - The chance of getting selected as a lay judge would have averaged one in 4,911 had lay judge panels been introduced last year, a Kyodo News estimate based on data provided by the Supreme Court showed Monday.
According to the Supreme Court, there were 2,643 indicted cases that would have been subject to deliberations last year by a panel of lay and professional judges. Such panels are set to be introduced next year for serious crimes.
At the 50 district courts throughout the nation, the probability of getting selected as a lay judge, including as a standby, was highest at Hakodate in Hokkaido at one in 2,264. This was followed by Osaka's one in 2,894 and Chiba's one in 2,907.
The probability at Tokyo was one in 5,133.
The probability at Hakodate was 5.2 times higher than at Akita, which had the lowest probability at one in 11,862. Six lay judges and two standbys are to be elected for each panel.
The chance of getting summoned for judge selection was one in 393 on average, assuming that each district court called 100 people for the selection process for each indicted case.
Indicted cases that would have been subject to the lay judge panel system last year included 695 robberies resulting in injuries and 556 murders. The total represented a drop of 15 percent from 2006.
According to the Supreme Court, there were 2,643 indicted cases that would have been subject to deliberations last year by a panel of lay and professional judges. Such panels are set to be introduced next year for serious crimes.
At the 50 district courts throughout the nation, the probability of getting selected as a lay judge, including as a standby, was highest at Hakodate in Hokkaido at one in 2,264. This was followed by Osaka's one in 2,894 and Chiba's one in 2,907.
The probability at Tokyo was one in 5,133.
The probability at Hakodate was 5.2 times higher than at Akita, which had the lowest probability at one in 11,862. Six lay judges and two standbys are to be elected for each panel.
The chance of getting summoned for judge selection was one in 393 on average, assuming that each district court called 100 people for the selection process for each indicted case.
Indicted cases that would have been subject to the lay judge panel system last year included 695 robberies resulting in injuries and 556 murders. The total represented a drop of 15 percent from 2006.
