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Salary range for the majority of workers in Judges - from LKR42,134.93 to LKR186,843.83 per month - 2021.
Judges preside over civil and criminal proceedings in courts of law.
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Job Definition
- Presiding over trials and hearings
- Interpreting and enforcing rules of procedure and making rulings regarding the admissibility of evidence
- Determining the rights and obligations of the parties involved, and in cases tried by jury
- Instructing the jury on points of law that are applicable to the case
- Weighing and considering evidence in non-jury trials and deciding legal guilt or innocence or degree of liability of the accused or defendant
- Passing sentence on persons convicted in criminal cases, determining damages or other appropriate remedy in civil cases and issuing court orders
- Researching legal issues and writing opinions on the issues