Thursday, November 18, 2010

Special Guest: Deputy Court Clerk

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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