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In the courtroom:
trial before jury
IN COURT
In England and Wales, serious criminal cases are heard in the Crown Court. In this illustration, we focus on the people you might see at a trial in this kind of court.
1.court(room)
Gerichtssaal
Prozess, (Gerichts-)
2.trial [(traIEl]
Verhandlung
3. royal coat of arms königliches Wappen
4.judge
Richter(in)
5. judge’s bench
Richterbank
6.witness
Zeuge/Zeugin
7. witness box/stand Zeugenbank
8. clerk of the court Justizbeamter/-beamtin
[klA:k]
9.stenographer,
Protokollführer(in)
(court) logger
10.wigPerücke
Akte
11.file [faI&l]
12. barrister for the
Verteter(in) der
prosecution
Anklage, Kläger(in)
barrister(vor höheren Gerichten
plädierende(r)) Anwalt/
Anwältin
prosecutionStaatsanwaltschaft
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13.solicitor
(vor niederen Gerichten
[sE(lIsItE]
plädierende(r)) Anwalt/
Anwältin
14.gown [gaUn]Robe
15. barrister for the
Verteidiger(in) (vor
defence
höheren Gerichten)
case for the defence Verteidigungssache
16.jury
die Geschworenen, Jury
foreperson
Sprecher(in) (der
Geschworenen)
juror
Geschworene(r)
jury duty
Geschworenenpflicht
17. jury box
Geschworenenbank
18. probation officerBewährungshelfer(in)
19.defendant,
Angeklagte(r)
the accused
20. custody officer Vollzugsbeamter/
[(kVstEdi]
-beamtin
21. dock Anklagebank
Gerichtsdiener(in)
22.usher [(VSE]
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What are they saying?
Judge:At this point in the proceedings, I would like to suggest a break. I would ask the jury
to leave the court. The usher will show you out. We will begin again at ten to three.
Usher: All rise!
Types of court in the UK
appeal court / Berufungs-, Revisionscourt of appeal
gericht
appellate court
Appelations-,
[E(pelEt] US /
Berufungsgericht
court of appeals US
Central Criminal Court
Zentraler Strafgerichtshof
Old Bailey (GerichtsOld Bailey [)EUld (beIli]
gebäude in London)
circuit court [(s§:kIt kO:t] etwa: Bezirksgericht
civil court
Zivilgericht
civil case
Zivilprozess, -sache
coroners’ court Untersuchungsgericht
[(kQrEnEz kO:t]
Untersuchungscoroner [(kQrEnE]
richter(in)
etwa: Landgericht
county court [(kaUnti]
criminal court
Strafgericht
criminal case
Strafprozess, -sache
Crown Court Krongericht, (britischer)
Strafgerichtshof
divorce court [dI(vO:s] Scheidungsgericht
family court
Familiengericht
High Court of Justicebritisches Oberstes
Zivilgericht
magistrates’ court
etwa: Amtsgericht
Justice of the Peace Friedensrichter(in)
Royal Courts of Justice Königlicher Gerichtshof
sheriff court Scot.
(schottisches) Oberstes
Gericht für Strafsachen
small claims courtGericht für Bagatellsachen
supreme court
Oberster Gerichtshof
trial court
Gericht erster Instanz
youth court
Jugendgericht
young offenderjugendliche(r)
Straftäter(in)
Did you know?
There are three different legal jurisdictions in
the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. They each have
their own legal system.
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom,
however, is the highest court in the whole of
the United Kingdom. It is the final court of
appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Supreme Court first opened on 1 October
2009. Before that, the 12 most senior judges
— or “law lords” as they were called — sat in
the House of Lords. Now, the judicial authority
is no longe part of the House of Lords. The senior judges are completely separate from the
parliamentary process.
judicial authority
legal jurisdiction
legal system
richterliche Instanz
Gerichtsbarkeit
Rechtsordnung
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic…
In the US, a trial court establishes the facts
and applies the law. The appellate court
(court of appeals) makes sure the law is correctly applied. The U.S. Supreme Court, also
known as the”court of last resort”, is the highest level of appeal. In New York, however, the
highest court is the court of appeals and the
trial court is known as the supreme court.
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Order
in the court!
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