Courtroom

In the diagram, first we divide the program into two main parts that get to the courtroom: public area and restricted area. People from the restricted area and the public area meet in courtrooms, where are in the middle. When we jump into the site, what we find interesting is that the surrounding districts can divide into civic district and Bunker Hill. Based on the massing and context, we decided to utilize this unique site condition, in order to continue the double face strategy. In this way…

my knowledge in the court system and how it works. I had previously observed in a courtroom for my Civics and Economics class in high school, but it was very basic. I went to the courthouse afterhours and completed a mock trial with other peers. Even though it was basic, I still had a lot of fun pretending I was on a jury and seeing the simple set up of a trial. Several years later, I was excited to see the courtroom live in action. Honestly, I did procrastinate going uptown to visit the…

guilty a trial is scheduled. When other respondents plead guilty or no contest the judge ruled by the book and handed out fair fines to all. The second part of my day in the courtroom consisted of a name change hearing and a continuation hearing of a case presented by the District Attorney, I also had to leave the courtroom for a juvenile hearing. During the name change hearing the judge asked very specific questions of the petitioner who was sworn in under oath. After all of the judge’s…

this essay of my observations into 4 sections: the overall procedures, the behavior of parties directly involved, parties indirectly involved and the physical environment of the courthouse to the contrast between reality and courtroom dramas. The overall procedures of the courtroom were similar to what was presented in the textbook but very different than what is seen on television. The court case was incredibly dull for 75% of the time that I attended with new information only being presented…

report on courtroom observation focuses on observation of Family Court of Australia. This is the first time of my life visiting to court and I went to Federal Circuit Court of Australia in Parramatta around 09:30 am. I walked into the building, not knowing where to go, what to say or do, or even how to dress. I asked questions what times and what cases would be best to observe? They could not answer any of those questions. I ended up taking the lift to the second floor to the Courtroom 1. The…

good and bad.” Theatrics are ethical in the courtroom because they contribute to the overall narrative of either the defense or the prosecution. Theatrics have to do with every aspect of the courtroom from the actors to the costumes and from the stage to the audience. The theatre has a specific purpose of conveying a narrative. A lawyer’s goal in any trial is to tell a specific narrative to the jury. There are two competing narratives in the courtroom, so it is a lawyers ethical duty to the…

surprised of how structurally organized it was with the use of many current laws and procedure. My view of the court structure was changed with many anecdotes. These anecdotes point to very specific individuals in the courtroom. The judge shows this structured view of the courtroom with the judge ruling specific attorneys claims as either sustain or overrule, the mandatory obligation of the participants to stand up when the judge walks in, and the use of language when referring to the judge, the…

The CDV court is held to be a therapeutic avenue and not incarcerate offenders because it more likely, in my view, to increase recidivism. From entering the courtroom to waiting for the court proceedings to begin. There are also many different actors in this courtroom, that are not in in other courtrooms such as general sessions. This courtroom rooms includes defense lawyers and prosecutors, victim advocates, etc. The victims are also handled differently. In a sense they are held to a higher…

Like Amar, O’Brien goes into extensive details in his writings to better explain his point of view. Throughout chapter six of storm center, O’Brien gives multiple examples and details on how the supreme court and American way of life impact one another. After reading this chapter I feel more educated on the impact of the American life and supreme court and gained knowledge on information I did not know before. Three main points that caught my attention throughout this chapter were: the impact of…

two common pleas court rooms along with two judges which include Judge Slagle and Judge Finnegan. I felt it necessary to observe both courtrooms of the courthouse to get the most out of this experience. Judge Finnegan’s courtroom was much larger than Judge Slagle’s but seemed to have been more out of date compared to Slagle’s courtroom. In judge Finnegan’s courtroom there was a witness stand directly next to the judge, a table sat vertically on both the left and right side of the room, and…