Court of Session

to play the role of an expert or leader as I do in my personal life. Having a self-congruent style was one of my goal during these practice sessions as I tried to be true to my personal qualities within the counseling experience (Hackney & Cormier, 2013). Furthermore…

there, investigations started and the story began. From there, all the children enrolled in the preschool were sent to a therapist in order to see what other information the kids could provide. After these sessions over 100 accounts of child abuse and molestation were…

to lead the first session of the Lectio Divina Group. I understood that the hearing of God’s voice through the Scripture required an open, reflective, listening position alert to the voice of God. Also, I understood I had limitations in focusing on God himself. I wrestled in the past in a few similar sessions responding to God’s Word with my rational and cognitive skills only. However, I desperately wanted to respond with my heart and spirit. The night before the first session I prayed…

unnatural and intimidating task. Having no exposure to courts with the exception of dramatized television shows, I expected all who worked in the court to be big scary officials. This idea was proven to be quite the myth when the judge of the murder case I observed dismissed certain issues presented by lawyers with a casual “Peace” or “I don’t want any drama, man.” My peers and I were very confused soon after our arrival to the superior court, as we were intending on observing the…

There are two types of juries that are used in federal court proceedings and trials. The jury of a court can either be a grand jury or a trial jury. Said juries are used in a variety of ways and under certain conditions. The grand jury decides whether there was enough probable cause to send the suspect to trial. If the grand jury decided that indeed there was a sufficient amount of incriminating evidence that could prove the guilt of the suspect, the arrestee is then indicted and taken to…

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?…

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Little Rock AR 250 words The Advantages of Civil Mediation in Little Rock, AR Civil lawsuits are known for being expensive and slow to resolve. In many civil cases, the parties spend a fortune on attorney fees and court expenses and wait years for a trial to resolve their dispute. At the end of the case, the parties may not even like the judge’s ruling. In most cases, unfortunately, they are stuck with it. Civil mediation in Little Rock, Arkansas instead…

legal action in court (Collins Dictionaries 2011). The process of taking legal action involves the usage of language. Ordinary everyday language is adapted in many ways to form a sublanguage of legal language (Tiersma 2008). This is also known as legalese (Post 2015). Legalese is used in all aspects regarding the law and thus is used in court and by all court participants (Conley and O'Barr 2005). More often than not, some participants are not fluent in legalese and…

Today I sat in on “Drug Court” which was very interesting and not what I expected at all. I sat in on an adult session of drug court which I thought would be like the probation violations hearing I previously went to where the defendant and the judge would talk about criminal history, but it was very different than that. Drug court is actually more of conversation between the judge and the defendant. They discuss sobriety and things that have been going on their lives since they have become…

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…