Jurors in Seattle Municipal Court most commonly hear misdemeanor cases such as driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, shoplifting, assault, domestic violence, vehicle prowl, or prostitution. Jurors occasionally hear civil cases involving charges such as violation of building regulations or business license regulations.

There are two basic types of trials: criminal and civil. In a criminal case, a person (the defendant) is charged by the People with breaking the laws governing permissible conduct. In order to convict, the People must prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. A juror who harbors a reasonable doubt must not vote to convict. In a civil trial, a plaintiff brings a lawsuit against another person or party (the defendant).

Jurors may be called to serve on both civil and criminal trials. Examples of civil cases are contract disputes, civil rights violations, etc. Criminal trials involve a party or parties who are alleged to have violated a federal law and who have been indicted by a grand jury.

The Traffic Division of the County Court is set up to hear criminal traffic, traffic infractions and parking citation cases. Criminal traffic cases are heard by County Judges, and most civil infractions are heard by Hearing Officers during the evening hours. Contested parking citation cases are also heard by Hearing Officers. Return to Top

Very certainly. Mr. Bell does not handle patent and copyright, bankruptcy, incorporation, tax law, criminal defense, probate, real estate transactions or litigation, or worker's compensation and social security administrative proceedings. His primary areas of practice involve civil litigation including family, juvenile, and partnership matters, land use and environmental law, personal injury including employment rights, landlord tenant law and non-profit organization law.

The Civil System contains information about cases filed in the Harris County District Courts and Harris County Family District Courts. This system does not contain information about cases filed in Harris County Juvenile District Courts or the Harris County Civil Courts at Law. Also, it does not contain information about cases filed in any other counties or states, or federal courts.

The combination of an Eliza/Western Blot HIV Antibody Test is the accepted testing method for HIV infection. This combination test is looking for the antibodies that develop to fight the HIV virus. There are two ways to conduct this test. Either through a blood draw or through the "Orasure" method (a sample of oral mucus obtained with a specially treated cotton pad that is placed between the cheek and lower gum for two minutes).

The majority of yoga classes you hear about are Hatha based, the physical aspect of yoga. Hatha classes include Astanga, Iyengar, Hot Yoga, Viniyoga, Power Yoga, and Anusara. Each of these has their own focus. Iyengar is very much alignment based. Kundalini focuses quite a bit on the chakras and moving energy. Astanga is dynamic and a bit more aerobic. Sometimes studios can get very protective of their style of teaching.

Action to recover damages (money) for injuries sustained due to someone else's fault. (Last updated on 09/14/2001 )

Jurors are paid an attendance fee of $40 and 50.5 cents per mile (round-trip from home) for each day of service. Jurors who are Federal employees are paid for their mileage and parking fees only, except when serving on their day off. Jurors will also receive $3.00 a day for parking expenses. Be aware that parking on government property is NOT provided for jurors, and the court will not be responsible for parking tickets incurred by jurors.

Both civil and criminal cases are tried in the U.S. Courts. The specific kinds of cases are set forth in Article III of the U.S. Constitution and in federal statutes. These are, first of all, controversies to which the United States is a party, and controversies between two or more States. The federal court also decides cases involving constitutional rights, laws enacted by Congress, treaties, and laws relating to navigable waters.

Civil cases are disputes between private citizens, corporations, governments, government agencies, or other organizations. Usually, the party that brings the suit is asking for money damages for some alleged wrong that has been done. For example, a homeowner may sue a contractor for failure to fix a leaky roof. People who have been injured may sue the person or company they feel is responsible for the injury.

If you don't see your specific situation mentioned here, please call the DRC to see whether mediation might be appropriate for you. The DRC can be reached at (509) 453-8949 from the Yakima area, (509) 925-5123 from the Ellensburg area or at 1 (800) 853-8949. Examples of conflicts which the DRC has helped resolve can be found at: our example page. to top

We are a trial firm, and we handle cases where there is a good chance the case will tried to a jury. Most of our cases involve serious personal injuries or death from construction accidents, car wrecks, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, and premises cases where a peson injured on the property of someone else. The next largest areas of our practice involve insurance bad-faith claims handling cases and financial and business torts.

Civil cases are disputes between private citizens, corporations, governmental agencies or other organizations. Usually, the party that brings the suit is asking for monetary compensation for some alleged wrong that has been done. For example, a homeowner may sue a contractor for failure to fix a leaky roof or people who have been injured may sue the person or company they feel is responsible for the injury.