Here is the layout of a courtroom. If you place the cursor over each person on the diagram and click the mouse, you will be shown a description of that person's role in the trial. Clerk of the Court Is the judge's assistant. Will ask the witness to take an oath or to make an affirmation promising to tell the truth. Calls witnesses by name to take the stand and asks them to give their full name for the court reporter to record it properly.
Court Reporter Sits in front of courtroom near the judge.
Records everything that people say while the trial is going on. Crown Prosecutor Acts as the defender of society, not as the witness's lawyer. The accused is seen as someone who may have committed a crime against the values of society. Thus the Crown Prosecutor defends society's values. Does NOT represent the victim.