Trial Process Overview

Trial Process Overview

By Kryslynn Collazo

Open Ended

What does a courtroom look like?

*CLUE: Think about who works in one, what do they do, what takes place*

Main Players

Who are the "big" dogs in a courtroom?

​Lawyers

• A lawyer is a professional who is qualified to offer advice about the law or represent someone in legal matters

Judge

• A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court

Jurors (Jury)

• a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.

Supporting Characters

Who else is in a courtroom?

​Witnesses

• A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident take place. 

Defendant

• An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. 

Plaintiff

• A person who brings a case against another in a court of law

Multiple Choice

What do you call a person who brings a case against another?

• Lawyer

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

• Bailiff

Bailiff

• An official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc. 

Court Reporter

• A journalist who attends court hearings and reports on the proceedings.

Sketch Artists

• An artist employed by the criminal justice system who creates the likeness of subjects. 

Multiple Choice

An official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc. 

• Judge

• Witness

• Bailiff

• Reporter

Multiple Choice

Why are citizens required to respond to the legal document shown to the right (click image to make bigger)?

• To select candidates for office

• To help the common good by cleaning the community

• To protect an individual's constitutional rights

• To help defend the nation (selective service)