Department of Justice/3.0

The Department of Justice is the main government entity of Los Santos.
==Structure and Powers==
One service the DOJ provides is granting licenses for the citizens of Los Santos. They are able to grant Business, Vendor's, Driver's, Hunting, Fishing, Pilot's, Weapon's and Alcohol licenses. Each have associated prices. Some have expiration dates and must be renewed. All of them can be removed in the event of misconduct. 
The Judges are responsible for drafting and putting forward laws that exist in the city as well as any amendment to the Los Santos Constitution.
The Senate oversees the city and can overrule any decision made by the Judges or Mayor. They were granted unlimited power.
The concept of Separation of Powers is quite blurred in Los Santos. Whilst the Mayor's Office operates mostly on its own, separate from the Judges, there is a large amount of overlap in duties and powers. 
As of April 7th, 2022, Alan Crane has been appointed to serve as the Chief Judge by the Senate, a permanent (non-elected) position. On May 29th, major changes were made to the Department, resulting in several ranks of judges.
==Responsibilities==
===Justices===
The Justices exist as overarching administrators for the Department of Justice. These officials are appointed directly by The Senate, and are responsible for department-wide policies and high-level decisions. They are led by the Chief Justice.
===Senior Judges===
Senior Judges are those with ample experience, authority, and prestige within the Department. Their main responsibility is guiding and training lower-level judges, and helping them grow within the department. In addition, their experience makes them solely responsible for Criminal Docket Cases, most commonly consisting of Heinous or Trial charges. They are also given the authority to review Warrants and Subpoenas independently, though this responsibility is mainly left to Appointed Judges, with their oversight.
===Appointed Judges===
Appointed Judges are chosen specially by The Senate. Their responsibilities include those of Elected Judges, in addition to the following: 
*Expungements
*Civil Docket Cases
* Criminal Docket Appeals
*Warrant Review (with Senior supervision)
===Elected Judges===
Elected Judges are voted on by the general public of Los Santos. After two terms in office, they will either be appointed to a permanent position, or they will be released from the Department. Their responsibilities include: 
*Bench Trials
*Small-Claims Civil Court
*Vanity License Plates
*Open Court Sessions
*Issuing Licenses
*Open-Court Criminal Appeals
==In Memory ==
In memory of members of the DOJ who have passed away, either by natural or unnatural ways.
Name 	Title 	Cause of Death 	Date of Death
Basem Shahin † 	Deputy Mayor 	Killed by Denzel Williams 	July 31st, 2021
Malcador Sigilite †	Assistant District Attorney 	Killed by Elizabeth Byrne 	August 19th, 2021
Juno Lemieux † 	Special Prosecutor 	Killed by Maenad Thiasus 	February 9th, 2022
John Doe † 	FMR. Assistant District Attorney/Special Prosecutor	Killed by Tyrell Fresh 	October 21st, 2022
Kail Avile † 	Deputy Mayor 	Unknown 	December 15th, 2022
Antigone Weston † 	Justice 	Killed by Anastasia Loreley	May 25th, 2023
==Capital Punishment==
San Andreas is a death penalty state. There have been several orders for the death penalty since the government restructure, these are listed in order of sentencing:
Name 	Judge 	Execution Method	Date of Death
Finn Harlow 	Antigone Weston & Dennis LaBarre 	Firing squad 	April 13th, 2021
Balboa Conti 	Antigone Weston & Dennis LaBarre 	Lethal injection	May 23rd, 2021
Mel Rickenbacker 	Dennis LaBarre 	Pardoned 	
Maenad Thiasus 	Norman Adams 	Lethal injection	April 2nd, 2022
Alvin Kowhal 	Judge Holden 	Firing squad 	April 23rd, 2022
Cordelia Woods 	Nathaniel Greyson & Siobhan Fitzpatrick 	Lethal injection	July 10th, 2022
Jameson Rovia 	Siobhan Fitzpatrick 	Firing squad 	October 22nd, 2022
Daisy Pock 	Siobhan Fitzpatrick 	Firing squad 	December 22nd, 2022
Anastasia Loreley	Judiciary as a whole 	Lethal injection	May 31st, 2023
Gwyar Cythraul 	Norman Adams 	Firing Squad 	June 10th, 2023
William Nutt 	Nathaniel Greyson & Adelaide Hart 	Firing Squad 	June 24th, 2023
Abigail Archer 	Norman Adams & Adelaide Hart 	Firing Squad 	July 1st, 2023
Gary Gripps 	Norman Adams, Nathaniel Greyson & Serge Cross 	Firing Squad 	June 30, 2023
Valko Yordanov 	Nathaniel Greyson, Adelaide Hart, Jacob Slate, & Norman Adams	Firing Squad 	July 22nd, 2023
==Judge Election Results==
August 2021 Election	 	 	
Polls Closed - August 27th, 2021
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%"	Candidate	Votes	%
Ali Habibi 	 	% 	
Ferst Temple 	 	% 	
John Bailey 	 	% 	
Allison Thomas 	 	% 	
Alan Crane 	 	% 	
Coyote Russell 	 	% 	
Judge Holden 	 	% 	
Adam Prince 	 	% 	
Tidus Schwinghammer 	 	% 	
Lawrence Splainer 	 	% 	
 	 	 	
October 2021 Election 	 	 	
Polls Closed - October 31st, 2021
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%"	Candidate	Votes	%
Judge Holden 	394 	% 	
Arthur MacNee 	372 	% 	
Shannon O'Banion(Chose not to accept the position)	256 	% 	
Nathaniel Greyson 	 	% 	
Tim Collins 	 	% 	
 	 	 	
January 2022 Election	 	 	
Polls Closed - January 3rd, 2022
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%"	Candidate	Votes	%
Alan Crane 	 	% 	
Norman Adams 	 	% 	
Larry Hallow 	 	% 	
Tim Collins 	 	% 	
 	 	 	
March 2022 Election	 	 	
Polls Closed - March 4th, 2022
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%"	Candidate	Votes 	%
Reggie Might 	275 	26.65%	
Serge Cross 	244 	23.64%	
Coyote Russell 	204 	19.77%	
Elizabeth Devereaux	167 	16.18%	
Siobhan Fitzpatrick	144 	13.95%	
 	1032 	 	
May 2022 Election 	 	 	
Polls Closed - May 6th, 2022
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%"	Candidate	Votes 	%
Nathaniel Greyson 	186 	27.56%	
Siobhan Fitzpatrick 	144 	21.33%	
Katya Zamalodchikova 	141 	20.89%	
Ray Montag 	137 	20.30%	
Gronberto Grizwaltstein	67 	10.07%	
 	1,033 	 	
August 2022 Election 	 	 	
Polls Closed - August 19th, 2022
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%" 	Candidate	Votes 	%
Seren Aide 	205 	19.84%	
Kyle Pred(Chose to not resign from PD to take office as a Judge) 	180 	17.42%	
Scarlett Winters 	137 	13.26%	
Judge Holden 	137 	13.26%	
John Bailey 	114 	11.03%	
Bill Maze(Tie with John Bailey was decided by The Senate based on pending Bar Complaints)	114 	11.03%	
Garry Berry 	78 	7.55% 	
William Stout 	68 	6.58% 	
 	1,033 	 	
January 2023 Election	 	 	
Polls Closed - January 17, 2023 
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%"	Candidate	Votes 	%
Buck Stanton 	354 	17.09%	
Tidus Schwinghammer 	338 	16.32%	
Bill Maze 	252 	12.17%	
Antigone Weston 	220 	10.62%	
John Hydra 	184 	8.88% 	
Coyote Russell 	181 	8.74% 	
William Stout 	176 	8.50% 	
Lawrence Splainer 	172 	8.31% 	
Randy Bantham 	109 	5.26% 	
Jacob Slate 	85 	4.10% 	
 	2,071 	 	
April 2023 Election	 	 	
Polls Closed - April 7, 2023 
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%"	Candidate	Votes 	%
Siobhan Fitzpatrick	489 	17.03%	
Nathaniel Greyson 	473 	16.48%	
Norman Adams 	322 	11.22%	
Rosa Garcia 	292 	10.17%	
Percy Weaver 	261 	9.09% 	
Wynona Fontaine 	229 	7.98% 	
Ray Montag 	186 	6.48% 	
Willy Glory 	175 	6.09% 	
Anastasia Gatsby 	174 	6.06% 	
Jerry Callow 	154 	5.36% 	
Jacob Slate 	116 	4.04% 	
 	2,871 	 	
June 2023 Election 	
No polls were opened, as there were only Four Applicants for Four Seats.
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%"	Candidate
Anastasia Gatsby 	
Jacob Slate 	
Percy WeaverDenied by The Senate	
Maya MahmoudDenied by The Senate	
August 2023 Election	
Polls Closed - August 7th, 2023
{| class="fandom-table" style="width: 100%"	Candidate
Anastasia Gatsby 	
Elizabeth Gates 	
Alexandra Carlson 	
William Stout 	
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