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Rodney Melville
Rodney Scott Melville is a presiding judge in Santa Barbara County's Superior Courts of California, superior court. He was the judge in Michael Jackson's Trial of Michael Jackson, 2005 child molestion trial, in which Jackson was acquitted. Biography Melville was born in 1941 and studied at San Diego State University and Hastings College of the Law, University of California. Melville, now living in Sacramento, California, became an attorney for the firm Melville & Iwasko and became a State Certified Specialist in Family law, Family Law. He served as a Deputy District Attorney in the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office for two years. In 1987, Melville was appointed to the Municipal Court Bench in 1987. After three years he was promoted to the Superior Court. Melville retired as a judge for the Superior Court in 2007, having served 17 years. People v. Jackson In 2005, Michael Jackson was accused of child molestation by a 13-year-old boy. The case People v. Jackson, wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presiding Judge
A chief judge (also known as presiding judge, president judge or principal judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a lower court or circuit court with more than one judge. According to the Federal judiciary of the United States, the chief judge has primary responsibility for the administration of the court. Chief judges are determined by seniority. The chief judge commonly presides over trials and hearings. In the Supreme Court of the United States the highest-ranking member is the Chief Justice of the United States. Federal United States courts of appeals In the United States courts of appeals, the chief judge has certain administrative responsibilities and presides over ''en banc'' sessions of the court and meetings of the Judicial Council. The chief judge remains an active judge of the court hearing and deciding cases, but at their option may elect to take on a reduced caseload to provide time to perform administrative responsibilities. In order to qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |