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7/23/2019 The Legal Profession in the USA
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MOLDOVA STATE UNIVERSITYFACULTY OF LAW
Subject :The legalpr!e""#$ #$ the USA
ELA%ORATED %Y COTO&O
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Lets make a dinifnition
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pract#ce la, #$ a part#cular
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Law in the USA
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Judges in the USA
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Associate justices o theSupreme Court
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Curt ! Appeal -u"t#ce"
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-u"t#ce ! the peace
Handle the great mass of cases
Elected/appointedMinor civil matters, misdemeanor and petty
criminal cases, officiate at weddings
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lawyers rcorporatelawyers0
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