Indeed, a judge is required by law to review such cases within three days.

Each judge was required to reduce their number of acts to three.

The judge, yet to be named, will be required to report back within two months.

Under the Florida law the judge is required to give "great weight" to the jury's recommendation.

The judge was then required to increase that amount by 4 percent per year - in effect, counting inflation a second time.

During this series, the judges were again required to bring the selected candidates to their homes.

Each judge is required to be a resident of his or her respective circuit.

Legal experts say a judge would be required to give the defense greater latitude when sentencing is the issue, with a life or death question.

The judge is required to sum up in open court to the assessors.

He explained: "In other words, a judge is not required to be an expert on law.