1) Narrative of Student/Court employee discussions:
1. I know people have different attorneys, but that one lady has defended multiple people here for different things today. What is her job title? And what does she do?
- Her job title is a Public Defender. If the defendant does not have a lot of money, they can hire her and she will defend you.
2. Right before the judge walks in, one of the bailiffs says, “All rise Court is now in session.” Why do we have to stand up when the judge walks in? As soon as he walks in, before he even sits down and looks at the people he already says, “You may be seated.”
- All I know is it is a sign of respect. You are supposed to honor the robe and do as the judge says. There is no other reason for it and if there is, I am unaware of them. I just know it is a sign of respect.
3. How about if you do not stand up when the bailiff speaks, “All rise Court is now in session”? Do you get in trouble?
- Yes. You can be charged with contempt of court.
4. What is the role of the lady who sits right by the judge?
- The person who sits by the judge is normally the Court Reporter. The Court Reporter must type every single word that happens in court. Sometimes they …show more content…
One interesting thing that surprised me about the court system would be when this one guy was guilty for attempting murder by beating another man with a classical baton and a baseball bat was presented in front of the court was only given a five-year probation sentence. The defendant also beat the victim’s wife as well. The next thing that surprised me was when the defendant made his statement, “I am truly sorry for my actions. I hope you can take mine and my wife’s age in consideration before you give me my penalty.” Sorry? I do not believe he was sorry mainly because there was no alcohol or any kind of drug involved. He knew what he was doing. And just like the judge stated, he was not concerned about their
1. I know people have different attorneys, but that one lady has defended multiple people here for different things today. What is her job title? And what does she do?
- Her job title is a Public Defender. If the defendant does not have a lot of money, they can hire her and she will defend you.
2. Right before the judge walks in, one of the bailiffs says, “All rise Court is now in session.” Why do we have to stand up when the judge walks in? As soon as he walks in, before he even sits down and looks at the people he already says, “You may be seated.”
- All I know is it is a sign of respect. You are supposed to honor the robe and do as the judge says. There is no other reason for it and if there is, I am unaware of them. I just know it is a sign of respect.
3. How about if you do not stand up when the bailiff speaks, “All rise Court is now in session”? Do you get in trouble?
- Yes. You can be charged with contempt of court.
4. What is the role of the lady who sits right by the judge?
- The person who sits by the judge is normally the Court Reporter. The Court Reporter must type every single word that happens in court. Sometimes they …show more content…
One interesting thing that surprised me about the court system would be when this one guy was guilty for attempting murder by beating another man with a classical baton and a baseball bat was presented in front of the court was only given a five-year probation sentence. The defendant also beat the victim’s wife as well. The next thing that surprised me was when the defendant made his statement, “I am truly sorry for my actions. I hope you can take mine and my wife’s age in consideration before you give me my penalty.” Sorry? I do not believe he was sorry mainly because there was no alcohol or any kind of drug involved. He knew what he was doing. And just like the judge stated, he was not concerned about their