Did You Know? 

 

1.      President Ronald Reagan selected Sandra Day O' Connor to be the first woman to serve on the                United States Supreme Court. 
2.     People call a lawyer in England a Barrister.
3.     The most powerful attorney in the United States is Attorney General Janet Reno.
4.     The most famous defense lawyer in U.S. history is Clarence Darrow.
5.     John Adams was the second United States President.  He studied at Harvard and settled into a law practice  in Boston. 
6.     Vice President Aaron Burr finished his term with two indictments against him for murder.
7.      William Jennings Bryan, after practicing law, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. 
8.      In 1973, Hillary Clinton became a staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund.
9.      An objection is when one lawyer feels that the testimony of a witness is either false or not relevant to the case.  
10.    In some cases the judge decides who is guilty, but in other cases the jurors decide.
11.    Hammurabi's Code did not have a 13th law.
12.    There is no retirement age for a Supreme Court Judge.
13.    Hammurabi's Code had 282 laws. 
14.    According to the Bible, God sent the Ten Commandments to Moses.
15.    Urukigina's Code code has never been discovered, but has been mentioned in other documents.
16.    There are two kinds of cases -- civil and criminal. 
17.    On July 4, 1776,  the Declaration of Independence was signed.
18.    (GATT) stands for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
19.    Hammurabi wrote his laws on a stone slab.
20.     Another name for a lawyer is an attorney.
21.      The Bailiff swears witnesses in.
22.       In a criminal case, the lawyers are referred to as Prosecutor and Defense Attorney.
23.       Jurors decide who is guilty and who is innocent.
24.       Twelve jurors are on a case.
25.        Lawyers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams signed the Declaration of Independence, and                       both died on July 4, fifty years after signing the Declaration of Independence.
26.        Hammurabi's code 66 to 100 was never found.
27.        Hammurabi made 282 laws around 1780 B.C.
28.        Urukagina's code was not found.
29.         The Prosecutor brings the case to court in a criminal case.
30.         The person who is getting sued is called the Defendant
31.        South Carolina was the first state to have infamous legislation that regulated the use of slaves.
32.         Around  339 A.D. the Greeks philosopher, Socrates, did not believe in gods.
33.         The earliest known legal decision was a murder trial.
34.         In 1689 AD, the English Bill of Rights was established.
35.         Everyone in the courtroom has an important job.
36.        Did you know a criminal case is brought by a prosecutor, who is usually a member of the district            attorney's staff. A civil case is when one party is suing another party. 
37.        The plaintiff and the defense are the two parties trying to win.  The plaintiff brings the defense to court.
38.         President Clinton's wife is a lawyer. 
39.          Thurgood Marshall was the first African -American to come before the Supreme Court.
40.          Roughly, the law has been around 4,000 years.