However , in criminal cases in which the sentence is expected to exceed two years , the professional judge is assisted by two lay judges with equal rights as the professional judge -LRB- Schöffengericht -RRB- .

However , in criminal cases in which the sentence is expected to exceed two years , the professional judge is assisted by two part-time judges with equal rights as the professional judge -LRB- Schöffengericht -RRB- .
