Thank you to Mrs. Coleman for visiting our Mock Trial group and sharing so much interesting information about our court system!
She recommended finding more information at www.utcourts.gov.
A few things we learned:
Locally there are district courts and justice courts and juvenile courts
There are criminal cases (misdemeanor and felony)
and civil cases.
The bailiff is an assistant to the judge -- often is a law student.
Terms:
citations
filings
pro se = representing yourself
public defender
plaintiff
defendant
prosecutor
expungement
domestic court
petitioner
respondent
statute
litigation
docket
small claims
Most courts/cases are open -- information is open to the public
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