Personal Narrative: My Trip To Municipal Court

My trip to municipal court was a very interesting experience that taught me a lot about the judicial system. I went to the Township of Wyckoff municipal court, located within their town hall. When I arrived I first encountered a police officer with a metal detector who search all people for weapons. I then entered the courtroom where I sat in the back. It was rather empty I talke with one of the police officers and he explained how some things worked. The people without lawyers all sat near the front where they had the opportunity to talk with the prosecutor and make plea deals. The others who had lawyers sat on the other side waiting for court to start. When all the people were done talking with the prosecutor the judge entered and started …show more content…
Following theses two cases the remainder of the time focused on plea deals involving minor. Theses included using a cellphone while driving, failure to provide insurance, driving while suspended, and failure to exhibit registration. Theses simply involved the individuals stepping up to a microphone and stating what they did. The judge than asked them a few question and gave them their sentence. In general theses sentences were monitary and rather light. The judge himself was respectful and straight to the point throughout the process. He was patient throughout the entire process, and from my brief experience observing him, he appeared to be a good judge. The prosecutor only made a brief appearance, and from what I observed, he appears to be pretty good. I saw several defence attorneys during my visit, however one stood out to me. He was very long winded and he repeated himself far too many times for my tastes. I wonder how his slightly irritating disposition would do in a jury trial. Overall, this proved to he a very interesting experience, all the individuals I met were very nice and I had a great