Courts 1
U.S. Court system has a cooperative or adversarial system.
What is adversarial?
This is the schedule of cases for a court.
What is the docket?
What is a trial by ordeal?
This is a trial heard by a judge, not a jury.
What is a bench trial?
Another term for prosecutor.
What is district attorney?
Refers to the courts authority to hear a case.
What is jurisdiction?
Writes the pre-sentence investigation report.
Considered the first type of jury.
What is an inquest?
Name for the final determination of a case by the court.
What is the disposition?
Court officer who executes writs and processes, makes arrest and keeps order in the court.
Who is the bailiff?
Defense attorney tries to do this to the prosecution's witnesses by asking questions to undermine the prosecution's case.
What is to impeach?
This federal law enforcement officer represents the US in all criminal prosecutions and determines which cases to prosecute in district court.
Who is the US Attorney?
Primary administrative officer of the court who manages non-judicial functions.
Who is the clerk of court?
Title of chief legal officer for a state.
Who is the state attorney general?
This is the first step of the trial process.
What is indictment?
In this exercise, a witness is questioned about issues uncovered during cross-examination.
What is the redirect exam?
Motion that allows defense to obtain documents and a list of potential witness from prosecution.
What is a motion for discovery?
The are courts of limited jurisdiction within district courts that perform many of the federal court systems routine, but essential, tasks.
What is the magistrate court?
Supreme court uses this order to call up for review the record of a case from a lower court.
What is writ of certiorari?
Court officer responsible for various administrative tasks (schedule court rooms, procure furniture, improve case flow, etc)
Who is the court administrator?
This is a list of names randomly selected to form the jury pool.
What is the venire?
Federal officer coordinates all appeals of cases that went against the government in the lower courts.
Who is the solicitor general?
In this exercise, a witness is questioned about issues uncovered during cross-examination.
What is the directed verdict of acquittal?
What is the name for the merit selection of judges? Hint: Name of a state.
What is the Missouri Bar Plan?
This is when a juror is dismissed for no particular reason.
What is a preemptory challenge?