What are the roles of the professional members of the courtroom work group?
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1.  Judge, obviously he rules on procedures and laws\n2.  District Attorney, he represents the state and prosecutes the defendant.\n3.  Defense Attorney, he defends the accused\n4.  Court Reporter-she transcribes testimony and all that is spoken by the judge and attorneys\n5.  Bailiff-keeps order in the court and swears witnesses in\nAll of the above are for criminal trials, for civil trials, you have #'s 1,3,4,and 5 that are listed above and you have instead of a District Attorney, you have the plaintiff's attorney he/she represents the person suing the defendant.
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Basically all courts have an usher and a clerk to the court.\nIt then depends on the court, in the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords up to 7 Law Lords can sit at one time to hear a case, normally it is 3 in the court of appeal.\n\nIn the crown court it is one judge\n\nMagistrates court will be a chairperson who is legally qualified and two lay magistrates from members of the public who are advised in law by the clerk to the court. The clerk to the magistrates will also be legally qualified.\n\nThere will also be a stenographer who will transcribe the proceedings as well as the proceedings being recorded.\n\nAs to the level of representation in these courts at the moment is under review. From crown court upwards solicitors do not have a right of audience which is why a barrister has to be instructed.\n\nConversly you can represent yourself, however without legal training it is not a good idea and in some cases it is frowned upon by the courts when defendants cross examine victims.\n\nHope this helps.
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professional counselor, usually used by attorneys.
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Defense attorneys present exculpating evidence showing their client is innocent, or to create reasonable doubts in the jurors’ minds.  They can present witnesses and physical evidence, as well as cross-examine prosecution’s witnesses.  They would also provide an opening and closing argument, as well as select jurors that they think would be sympathetic to their clients.
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Very simple process. A group of jurors (16 to 23) will sit in a room and be presented with the case. They will call you in, and a lawyer will ask you questions about what you know about the case. That's about it! Good luck!
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The defense team tries to prove why the defendant is not guilty of the crime the offender is acused of....
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Professionalism: do things right, straight, to the point & transparently\nSpeak with facts or evidence\nRespect others, their ideas & benefits\nNo prejudice
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The primary role is protecting the defendant's constitutional interests by scrutinizing the prosecutor's case and forcing the prosecutor to prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, every element the law says must be proven in order that a defendant may be found guilty of a particular criminal offense.
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Yes, they have a job to do.  Ask questions and record your answers.  I would think that most P.O.'s didn't have a real picture concerning their role in justice.  It would seem to me a very hard and depressing day in day out job.  So, be honest, be short, a yes or no will usually do and understand you don't know who just left the office or who the P.O. will see after you leave.  Would you like to be a Community Service Supervisor when you grow up?   Imagine telling your husband or children about your day at the office!  The law is very detailed in what they must record.  Just do as you are told and remember you will not want to do this ever again.  It is a form of punishment.
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I don't know the answer to your question but this article might help you:\n\nhttp://www.law.stanford.edu/library/wlhbp/articles/juror.htm
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To ensure that proper legal procedures are followed and to decide on points of litigative procedure such as admission of evidence, statements, and deciding on the validity of attorneys' objections.
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If you have a way to access professional journals, here are a few articles that may help.  Some of these articles are written to help other types of witnesses (expert, mostly) rather than the defendant, but the general guidelines are pretty applicable to most witnesses.  Hope this helps.\n\nhttp://www.ncjrs.gov/abstractdb/Details.asp?index=4&perpage=25&ncjnum=135552&docIndex=25&chkBoxBitFlags=0000000000000000000000000\n\nhttp://www.ncjrs.gov/abstractdb/Details.asp?index=6&perpage=25&ncjnum=126120&docIndex=25&chkBoxBitFlags=0000000000000000000000000\n\nhttp://www.ncjrs.gov/abstractdb/Details.asp?index=0&perpage=25&ncjnum=200979&docIndex=25&chkBoxBitFlags=0000000000000000000000000\n\nhttp://www.ncjrs.gov/abstractdb/Details.asp?index=13&perpage=25&ncjnum=101926&docIndex=25&chkBoxBitFlags=0000000000000000000000000\n\nhttp://www.ncjrs.gov/abstractdb/Details.asp?index=19&perpage=25&ncjnum=84759&docIndex=25&chkBoxBitFlags=0000000000000000000000000\n\nOkay, I just realized that the links may not work.  If not, go to ncjrs.org, go to the abstracts database, and type in the keywords "defendant, testimony, preparation"  That's what I did to get those articles.
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A professional witness is used in legal claims that require specific information regarding a specific instance.  They are used in many cases from personal liability to medical malpractice to employee injury. . . You name it.   Many times experts will either be given a set of facts or asked to investigate the facts on their own.  These witnesses will then be expected to testify in court based on their findings.  Expert witnesses are people with a specific area of expertise who are called on to testify in a case because of their knowledge.  This website will show you some of the experts that are available as well as what their specific field is.  http://www.expert4law.org/        \nAttorneys search for experts, and select their expert witnesses carefully.  In reality, 200 cases in 15 years is not all that many for an expert witness.  Your witness has experience, and clearly is in demand to have testified in 200 cases.   However, lawyers are very careful in selecting witnesses because of the possible ramifications of choosing poorly...\n\nK
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Some lawyers hold "mock trials" and hire "mock jurors" to pretest a trial to see how the case may go. Surprisingly, a lot of the "real" trials and "real" jurors reach the same verdict. That way,  the lawyers know how to change their tactics to get the outcome to go their way.
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I've included a link below about its role, and an excerpt below:\n\n"In the Supreme Court, a Judicial Case Conference (a "JCC") is scheduled. A JCC is an informal, off-the-record hearing before a judge to discuss the basics of case and whether there is any prospect for a settlement of the issues. A JCC is also useful for setting dates by which things must happen, such as the exchange of financial information, and for setting a trial date. Both parties must attend the JCC in person along with their lawyers."
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An advocate is someone who would speak for the defendant.\nSince there are mental issues they may not comprehend what is going on.
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As the above answerers indicate, judges and lawyers are called to jury duty, but they rarely end up on a jury since the lawyers in the case generally don't want an "expert" on the jury (same reason why physicians rarely end up on juries in malpractice cases).  A recent example of a judge being called for jury duty is US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer (see Source #1).\n\nYet lawyers and judges sometimes DO end up on juries.  One recent example is Nassau County, NY District Judge William J. O'Brien, who served on a jury hearing a medical malpractice case. The plaintiff's lawyer thought the judge would possibly be "a little more savvy to defense tricks," while the defense attorney said for a medical malpractice case, he wanted "jurors who are intelligent and analytical" (See Source #2).\n\nAs you can see, it is not unheard of to have lawyers or judges sit on a jury, but it is certainly rare.  Hope this helps :-)