Dynamics of Law and the Courtroom

District judges usually stay in the districts they serve. The US magistrate judges help the district judges in case preparations. Sometimes they preside over criminal cases of a low magnitude, or in civil cases if parties agree. Magistrate judges as well as the bankruptcy judges in the US are appointed for a specific term in office. This means that they do not enjoy job security as the federal judges (Courtroom participants, 1997).
             In the courtroom, one will also find Attorneys and the respective parties. A party in a court is any person or organization that is involved in a case. The attorney represents the party in court by defending the party using accepted legal procedures. The parties usually sit with their attorneys at the counsel tables in the courtroom. The constitution provides that any accused party in a criminal case has a right to be present. However, in civil cases, parties can choose to attend court proceedings or not. There are usually tow types of attorneys in court proceedings, the plaintiff's attorney, and the defense attorney. The plaintiff's attorney usually argues using facts in favor of the party that filed the lawsuit. The US has an attorney that stands in for the executive. These attorneys are usually referred to as federal prosecutors. The defense attorney on the other hand argues using facts in favor of the defendant, the party that is accused of a criminal offense. In the US, defendants who are not able to hire a lawyer are given one who is appointed by the judge and paid by the tax payer's money. United States attorneys usually serve for a term of years and they are appointed by the president, approved by the congress and confirmed by the senate (inside the courtroom, n.d).
             Every court has a courtroom deputy sometimes referred to as the courtroom clerk. Administering of oaths to witnesses is the work of the courtroom deputy. He also marks exhibits and assists in the smooth running of the trial.