Courtroom A courtroom was a room in which a court presided . At least one courtroom was at Starbase 11 . In 2267 , this Starfleet courtroom was used for the court martial of Captain James T . Kirk , regarding the supposed death of Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Finney . ( ) The Mae West film " I ' m No Angel " featured a scene set in a courtroom . In a holographic recreation of World War II , Tom Paris , believing himself to be Bobby Davis , recalled sharing a kiss with his girlfriend , Brigitte ( B ' Elanna Torres ) , during this scene . ( ) In 2364 and 2370 , Q recreated a post - atomic World War III courtroom when he put Human ity on trial . ( ) Appendices . Background information . In the first draft script of ( which had the working title " Court Martial at Star Base 811 " ) , the courtroom in that story was described as featuring a transporter . In a six - page memo of script notes Gene Roddenberry sent Gene L . Coon ( on ) , however , Roddenberry declared , " " Let ' s lose this . " " On the other hand , he suggested that the courtroom contain a single master viewing screen and a computer voice . In the final draft and revised final draft of the script for " Court Martial " , the episode ' s courtroom was initially described thus ; " " The room is stark . . . one main viewing screen . . . one recorder machine ( an exact copy of which we ' ve seen earlier in Stone ' s office ) . . . a witness chair above which is a circular phosphorescent light that blinks on and off as the recorder verbally capsulizes the service biography of each witness when they take the stand . In addition , wherever possible the overtone of the room should be strictly naval . . . highlighting this effect is the ancient naval ship ' s bell that Stone will ring to call the court to order . " " The set for this courtroom was built on Desilu Stage 10 . " American Cinematographer " magazine , including in a quote from Director of Photography Don Peterman , referred to the Federation Council hall in as a courtroom . The Klingon courtroom in " Star Trek VI " was referred to simply as a courtroom in the film ' s script , with no direct indication of the room ' s placement . The script described the room as , " " A cavernous stadium arranged in circular tiers cut from jagged stone . A place from a bygone age , of savage and awesome beauty . Something between a circus and a cathedral . . . turned for the occasion into a gigantic courtroom . " " The script referred to " the dock [ . . . ] in the bottom at the very center of the circle , surrounded by [ . . . ] rising tiers " and described " a darkened dugout " for Klingon judges to sit in . A matte painting study of this Klingon courtroom was illustrated by Mark Moore from Industrial Light & Magic . ( " The Art of Star Trek " , p . 266 ) The courtroom set was housed on Paramount Stage 14 . ( " The Making of the Trek Films " , UK 3rd ed . , p . 114 ) Although it was commonly referred to in the script as a " courtroom " , the area is not referred to as such on screen . The site was also called a " courtroom " by members of the production staff . Those who were impressed with and proud of the set included Herman Zimmerman , Todd Bryant , and Leonard Nimoy . Zimmerman , a long - time " Star Trek " production designer , commented that the courtroom was his favorite of all the " Star Trek " sets he had worked on , at least until . Bryant noted , " " When I first walked in and saw it , I was just blown away . " " He also likened it to a large cathedral . When Nimoy saw the set , he expressed that he ' d very much like to direct some filming in the set . " " [ That ] made me very happy , " " Zimmerman remarked , " " because what you see on screen is not as beautiful , and it didn ' t need to be . " " ( " Bringing It to Life " , special features ) As evidenced by the first draft script of , the same Klingon courtroom was originally to have briefly reappeared in that episode , represented with stock footage from " Star Trek VI " . In the script , the room was referred to as " the Great Klingon Hall " . The idea of the courtroom reappearing was vetoed by the time the final draft of the " Flashback " teleplay was issued . As with the Klingon courtroom , Q ' s courtroom was commonly referred to in the script as a " courtroom " , but the area is not referred to as such on screen . In the script of " All Good Things . . . " , though , the room actually was referred to as a " courtroom " in dialogue , Picard stating , " " The last time I stood in this courtroom was seven years ago . . . " " and asking Q , " " Why do I find myself back in this courtroom ? " " Evidently , these lines were later changed , " in this courtroom " replaced by simply the word " here " in both cases . For " Encounter at Farpoint " , the set for Q ' s courtroom was built on Paramount Stage 16 . The set was constructed from pieces that were originally built for the episode ' s " Farpoint Mall " , and were then repainted and rearranged with add - ons , grids , and drapes , to make the courtroom . ( " Information from Larry Nemecek " ) Robert Justman calculated the set as costing US $ 55 , 141 . For " All Good Things . . . " , the set for Q ' s courtroom was again situated on Stage 16 . ( " Information from call sheets " ) In the final draft script of , a scene description stated that an atheneum in that episode was " distinctly different than our own courtroom experience . " A Cardassian courtroom in was a reuse of a set usually used as Deep Space 9 ' s holosuite . Some of the courtroom ' s design details were incorporated into Makbar ' s hairstyle . ( " " , p . 150 ) For the usage of Deep Space 9 ' s wardroom for a trial in , that episode ' s script referred once to the wardroom as a " courtroom " . The same script additionally twice referred to " courtroom dialog " . The area used for a Klingon trial in was commonly referred to as " Klingon tribunal chamber " in the script of that installment . However , there was one reference to it as a " courtroom " in the script , specifically in a scene description . Also , David A . Goodman referred to it as a " courtroom " in an audio commentary podcast about the episode .