Monday, August 10, 2009

Inside The Courtroom

From tedium to trauma. From belligerent defiance to tearful acceptance. From victims of circumstance to chronic lawbreakers. From those down-on-their-luck to those lucky to be alive. From handcuffed felons to family members protecting loved ones.

Nothing is ever predictable in a court of law.

Ann Carrott, a district court judge for the Seventh Judicial District: “We deal with people who have a lot of issues. Their behavior can be bizarre.”

Judge David Battey : “You get so used to the abnormal that it’s not abnormal to you anymore.”

But there is one thing that the judges can always count on in the courtroom – there is no such thing as typical.

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A look inside the courtroom

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Judges need brain power like a computer to keep up with each case. They see, hear and know things that would knock most of us on our backsides. Thanks for the insight.

Anonymous said...

Boy, this is true -- nothing is predictable in a court of law. But, something is becoming more predicatable than ever - injustice.

Anonymous said...

Now I know what court backlog means. And, it isn't entertaining or fun sitting around while the attorney billing clock is ticking while waiting for your hearing at 10:00 a.m. when there are 15 other parties booked for 10:00 a.m. hearing slot.

Anonymous said...

Yes, judges deal with a lot of people and personalities - but they took the job and they accepted the duties.

They have a duty to treat every person who comes before them according to the law --- including families that squabble and everything else.

It's a duty they accepted.