are not anxious by any stretch, we are not anxious by any stretch, we are very highly trained, as i ve mentioned, we have lots of structures and procedures, and sentencing guidelines. we always work with a legal adviser who is usually a barrister, and we are very experienced in pretty good at what we do, hence the very low appeal rate of around 4%. in we do, hence the very low appeal rate of around 4%. rate of around 4%. in terms of practicalities of rate of around 4%. in terms of practicalities of this, rate of around 4%. in terms of practicalities of this, the - rate of around 4%. in terms of| practicalities of this, the power rate of around 4%. in terms of. practicalities of this, the power to sentence up to six months has given you quite a lot of cases, but presumably there have been a lot of cases beyond the six months which are comparatively minor crimes when thatis are comparatively minor crimes when that is automatically had to go to a magistrates crown court even though i
even more recently in 2019 and 2020, democrats, if they use the filibuster, a three over 300 times. sadly their thirst for power knows no bounds. that s the real threat. democrats have major problem. almost no one approves of their platform or cognitive struggling career politician that they put in the white house that i doubt knows today is wednesday. here s another record for joe. according to quinn yack, his appeal rate is at an all time low. 33%. among independents it s even lower. 25%. his poll numbers are so bad that even democrats want to avoid appearing with biden in public. for example, yesterday, stacey abrams completely blew him off. mia. she had an important lunch reservation or some other
maximum of six months. joining me now is bev higgs, the national chair of the magistrates association. she s in somerset this evening, thanks for being with us on bbc news. first of all, this is a power that i think magistrates themselves have been lobbying for for quite some time. what difference do you believe it will make day to day? the believe it will make day to day? iie: magistrates believe it will make day to day? tie: magistrates courts believe it will make day to day? ti9 magistrates courts are believe it will make day to day? ti9: magistrates courts are very believe it will make day to day? ti9 magistrates courts are very busy. we hear 97% of all criminal court cases in the country and have a very low appeal rate of 4%. we ve been lobbying for this change for some time, because we are aware of problems building up at the crown court leading to long delays and particularly for the victims, defendants and witnesses involved in cases. so that it was something we were very kee
repairing damages. fema disagrees. the agency suggested in a statement that new jersey should have known better than to use its data for a rebuilding program, writing that the data, quote, were not intended to be a comprehensive damage assessment for long-term recovery work. even with this new information, an 80% successful appeal rate, and an admission of using bad data, the state initially refused to reopen the appeals process to those who were rejected, but didn t appeal. nearly 4,000 people. but new jersey reversed course on friday night, and agreed to reopen the appeals process. the firm responsible for overseeing those funds wuss a louisiana-based company called hammerman and gainer incorporated, also known as hgi. the christie administration terminated hgi s $368 million contract last month, less than a year after signing it, after complaints from homeowners about delays and lost paperwork.