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- Usher: The usher brings all the witnesses into court and generally looks after everyone in the courtroom.
- Press: The press can sit in the public gallery and report on what happens in court.
- Judge: The judge is in charge of the trial and makes sure everything is clear and fair. The judge helps to explain any difficult legal points to the jury.
- Jury: The jury is a panel of 12 local people. They must consider all the facts in the case and will reach a verdict of 'guilty' or 'not guilty'. The leader is called the foreman or forewoman of the jury
- Prosecution (Crown Prosecution Service) team o Lawyer: A qualified lawyer who has special training on presenting cases in court. They explain the case and question the witnesses. o Caseworker: He or she collects the evidence, and works with the CPS lawyer to prepare the case. (The prosecution case is presented by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). These are independent lawyers employed by the state.)
- Defence team: o Barrister: A qualified lawyer who has special training on presenting cases in court. They explain the case and question the witnesses. Sometimes solicitors take this role and are called solicitor advocates. o Solicitor: A qualified lawyer who brings the client to the barrister, collects the evidence, and works with the barrister to prepare the case.
- Clerk: The clerk looks after all the documents throughout the trial. The clerk makes sure that the members of the jury take an oath to give a true verdict according to the evidence.
- Defendant: The defendant is the person on trial.
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