The United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
presents an
Electronic Courtroom Training Demonstration

The United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, is pleased to announce Electronic Courtroom training in each of its court houses on the following dates and times in 2009:
May 27th: Cleveland - location to be announced soon

This 1 hour class will be offered from Noon to 1:00 p.m. on each of the dates.

1.00 CLE credit hour is available to attorneys attending these program in 2009, pending approval by the The Supreme Court of Ohio, Commission on Continuing Legal Education."
Please contact David Zendlo, Courtroom Technology Administrator at 216-357-7053 to register

User Guides:
You can  familiarize yourself with the controls and features of the system now by reviewing the appropriate reference guide in
Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Download, print and bring it with you on your scheduled training date . These guides will help you understand how to best utilize the many capabilities of the electronic courtroom.

     For courtrooms 19A, 17A, 16A, 15B
     For courtroom 18A
         Interpreter Headset Instructions
     ECR Litigants Guide

The U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, is proud to have numerous electronic courtrooms throughout the district. With minimal training, attorneys can present photos, documents, objects, videotapes and electronic presentations to focus juror attention on critical details.

Courtroom demonstrations include the following equipment:.

• A document camera for displaying documents, x-rays and three-dimensional objects
• 17" flat panel video displays on counsel tables, judge’s bench, witness stand, and between jurors
• Annotation devices at the video presentation cart and witness stand which permit on-screen drawing and highlighting to emphasize specific details
• Technology ready counsel tables that accept  audio and video inputs from devices such as laptop computers. The tables also have modem access and realtime connectivity
• VGA connections to display documents, multimedia presentations or images from a portable computer on any monitor in the courtroom
• On-screen annotation
• Realtime transcription from the court reporter
• Audio and Video Conferencing
• A visual image printer to produce 3” x 5” prints of any image displayed through the system
• A videocassette recorder
• Infrared listening assistance and translation

The Court strongly encourages attorneys to take advantage of the benefits of this new equipment at trial and provides this program to permit attorneys to learn more about the system's capabilities. Also visit the Technology Training pages for Akron, Toledo and Youngstown.

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