I worked for the California state system, starting as a Correctional Officer and retiring as a Lieutenant in 2005. I now write for the PacoVilla blog which is concerned with what could broadly be called The Correctional System.
My GUESS is that a judge is a judge who presides over a court while a commissioner is an Administrative Law Judge who presides over an administrative hearing, such as an inmate disciplinary hearing or a parolee revocation hearing. It would, however, depending on what arena and what jurisdiction you are operating in. Not exactly my field of expertise.
Good communication skills, a thick skin and to be process oriented (rather than outcome oriented).
I was in the middle of a couple of full-blown riots. That is kind of scary as you are never know if the riot is aimed at staff or other inmates.
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