Attorneys should arrange through the court room deputy a time to meet with court Information Technology staff. Appointments ideally should be scheduled at least a week prior to court. The major audio components are discussed below. Microphones and Overhead speaker system Microphones are located at judge and courtroom deputy benches, as well as counsel tables. The microphones have touch pads which mute sound when pressed.
Normal operation resumes when the touch pad is no longer pressed.
All overhead speakers in the courtroom normally transmit sound during court proceedings. The court room deputy may control sound output to specific areas of the court room from an AMX control panel. A sidebar microphone is also available at the witness bench. The courtroom deputy presses the bench conference button from the AMX control panel so that white noise is transmitted over the speakers. Each courtroom is equipped with interpreter and hearing impaired systems.