Benchbench

Union Court Bench Warrant

Typically, a Union (Federal) judges issue bench warrants for persons deemed to be in contempt of court—possibly as a result of that person's failure to appear at the appointed time and date for a mandated court appearance.

A process that is initiated by the court pro se in order to attach or arrest a person. An order that a judge, or group of judges, issues directly to the police with the purpose of directing a person's arrest.

A bench warrant is used for attachment or arrest in a case of Contempt, which is the willful disregard or disobedience of an authority such as the court. A bench warrant is also issued when an indictment, which is a written accusation of a person's guilt for an act or omission, is handed down. A third instance where a bench warrant is issued is to obtain a witness who disobeys a subpoena, which is a command to appear at a specified time and place to present testimony upon a certain matter.

Bench Warrants are a serious matter. As it is part of a Citizen's duty to heed a court summon.

Union courts are, very strict but even opponents of the current Union judiciary system acknowledge it as fair and incorruptible.

Union Bench Warrant come in three levels:

Level 1 : A judge issues a BW and it is sent via GalNet and Union Post to that person. No law enforcement agency is involved.

Level II: A Union Wide BW is issued and the person becomes wanted. All law enforcement agencies are informed. The person is arrested if found and forced to appear..

Level III: A Union Bench Warrant is issued Union wide with handbills and GalNet ads. The line :

Dead or Alive is added to the Bench Warrant.

It should be noted that failure to appear can lead to temporary or permanent loss of Citizen status.