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The Puritan community is built upon a strong enforcement of traditional religious values which its society believes is justice. Their shamed based tactics, such as forcing Hester to serve as a living sermon,  prevents them from achieving this true justice due to individual biases. From Reverend Wilson's outdated beliefs to Dimmesdale's hypocritical sermon's (preaching against sin and adultery while being one), the leaders are shown to be unable to determine true justice due individual biases and instead enforce their judgement upon society.

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Explicitly, judgement is an opinion formed by individuals or groups and therefore is affected by personal biases.
In the novel, judgement can be seen in several forms. Most obviously this is with the Scarlet Letter, which the community uses to brand the sins of Hester. Though the community equates this with justice, this is simply the result of the community's judgement and not necessarily a reflection of true justice.

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Justice, though similar to judgement, carries higher moral implications and exceeds the populist judgement found in the novel.
Example:
"Thou hast escaped me!" he repeated more than once. Thou hast escaped me!" "May God forgive thee!" said the minister. "Thou, too, hast deeply sinned!"
(232-233)
In essence, it is an idea that everyone will receive a deserving outcome for their actions.
For example, Dimmesdale is punished by God, for his sin being kept alive to suffer under guilt. When he admits his sin on the scaffold his punishment is ended, he is allowed to die, and justice is served. Other examples include Hester's eventual burial next to Dimmesdale or

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Attorneys, law clerks, and bailiffs all have their purpose in the court system, but the law is actually carried out when judges and justices issue their rulings on a case.

Judges and justices are court officials who make the final decision in every case that is brought to a court of law. Depending on the jurisdiction, they can sit on the bench anywhere between six to eight years. Judges and justices must retire at least by the age of 70.

Judges handle local cases
Judges work in lower level courts, such as district court and circuit court. In many states, judges are licensed attorneys who run for the public office of judge. These attorneys have successfully attended law school, passed the state's bar examination, and have practiced law for at least five years. When a judge vacates a seat, the governor of that state appoints a replacement who will serve until the next judicial election.

In other states, judges are appointed by the governor who receives recommendations from a judicial nominating committee. Some states choose to appoint judges to avoid judicial candidates from having to raise money for their own election and risk being influenced by special interest groups.

Lower court judges preside over trials and hear oral arguments in civil cases and misdemeanor and felony criminal justice cases. Parties in those cases can appeal a judge's decision to justices in higher courts.

Justices operate differently than judges
Justices are found on a state's Appeals Court and Supreme Court. A higher court justice can either be elected or appointed. For instance, voters in the state of Michigan elect both appellate and Supreme Court justices. Judicial candidates must be nominated to the Supreme Court bench at either the state's Republican Party convention, the Democratic Party convention, or by another party that has ballot status in the state of Michigan.

Conversely, in the state of Iowa, the governor appoints justices to the appeals court and the Supreme Court after considering nominees from the state's Judicial Nominating Commission.

Unlike their counterparts in lower courts who work alone, appellate justices can consider cases in "panels," meaning three justices can decide a case. A full court of justices may decide to join together to consider a more complex or prominent case.

Justices do not hold trials, but review documentation from the lower courts before making decisions. When necessary, justices will hear oral arguments from attorneys on specific cases, and will issue a written opinion at a later date. Lower court judges also issue written opinions, but there are times when they rule from the bench shortly after hearing oral arguments.

Although each state has different laws for placing justices and judges in place, it is important that these court officials render fair and equitable decisions to all parties that appear before the bench.

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Attorneys, law clerks, and bailiffs all have their purpose in the court system, but the law is actually carried out when judges and justices issue their rulings on a case. Judges and justices are court officials who make the final decision in every case that is brought to a court of law.

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"It was none the less a fact, however, that, in the eyes of the very men who spoke thus, the scarlet letter had the effect of the cross on a nun's bosom." (149)

Hester's scarlet letter might be the community's version of justice, but it ends up being a judgment on them: she shows up the community by being better than all of them, turning the "A" of the letter from "Adultery", to "Able".

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"Ah, but," interposed, more softly, a young wife, holding a child by the hand, "let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart." (Hawthorne 49)

Some people in the crowd some remorse for Hester. This woman in the quotation, understands that Hester is so busy with her own thoughts and the judgement of herself that she doesn't  even have time to process the thoughts of others. She believes that internal judgement is itself serving justice.

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Insightful Question:

I get confused what is the difference between the Justice and Judgement card?

Insightful Answer:

To put it very simply, Justice is justice in the world of man. It is any method of making things right or putting them back into balance. There is also the suggestion that now we are accountable for our actions. This could actually mean accountable by law or to the law. In the world of man, the law decides what's just or not and legislates the laws. The idea of fairness is also implied in this card. It's time to be fair; be equitable, divvy things up evenly, even right what's been wronged by imbalances or excesses. Sometimes it can be a warning against greed and taking too much. It can mean that it's time to decide what is fair and equitable.

With the Judgement card we have the image of an awakening. Notice how very different the Judgement card is from the Justice card. There is an implication of judging in the Judgement card but it's a judging that takes place within ourselves. We now can see clearly and are perhaps judging our past actions. The entire card speaks of a leap in consciousness and all that goes with it. Now we feel awe; perhaps even enlightenment. Our conscience may be guiding us at this time to make right whatever we feel we have wronged, so there's the implied suggestion of atonement or repentance. Many people view this card as a calling; being called to become all you can be. This card has been referred to as a card of being ready to remove Karmic debt.

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Insightful Question: I get confused what is the difference between the Justice and Judgement card? Insightful Answer: To put it very simply, Justice is justice in the world of man. It is any method of making things right or putting them back into balance. There is also the suggestion that now we are accountable for ...

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In the Scarlett Letter, Puritan society's shame-oriented judgement prevents true justice which they ironically believe is the core of their community.

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In the Scarlett Letter, Puritan society's shame-oriented judgement prevents true justice which they ironically believe is the core of their community.