9 stamps, pen and ink, burgundy on dark blue matting
Judges are the public officers to whom is committed the exercise of judicial power of the state in the administration of justice in its courts. It is their province to decide questions of law, and in cases in which facts are to be decided by a jury to instruct the jury as to the law which is applicable and to point out to them what the exact questions for their determination are. He or she pronounces the sentence, or enters the judgment, of the court. Federal judges are appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The choice of sate judges is determined by the various states’ constitutions. It is essential in a nation based on the rule of law that the judge be impartial and any interest in the cause or the parties will disqualify him from presiding. A position of awesome responsibility. Show on the American Bar Association stamp of 1953 is a section of the frieze from the entrance of the Supreme Court. Judges.
