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This exists in the US as well but the judge will throw you into contempt if you mention it.
by cmdrfred 10y ago
This exists in the US as well but the judge will throw you into contempt if you mention it.
- orf 10y agoUS courtroom practices seem to be very very different from UK ones, despite the same origin.
- bitwize 10y agoFun fact: Judges in the UK do not use gavels. However, judges in UK police procedurals and legal dramas use gavels. Why? Because the judges in American police procedurals and legal dramas do, and it's become an expected trope.