Courtroom Technology The U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota is proud to have electronic courtrooms in each of our locations. Click on a city below to view photographs of courtrooms and technologies for that city
At its foundation, courtroom technology is a means for putting evidence before everyone in the courtroom—the judge, the jurors, the opposing lawyers, the courtroom support staff, and even onlookers— at the same time. With minimal training, attorneys can present photos, documents, objects, videotapes and electronic presentations to focus juror attention on critical details. The Video Presenter cart serves as the heart of the well-concealed electronics in the courtroom. The system allows counsel to switch from displaying exhibits, realtime transcripts, video recordings or multimedia presentations with the push of a button. Some of the advanced technology integrated into the courtrooms includes: A document camera which can be used to display exhibits such as documents or medium-sized three-dimensional objects VGA connections to display multimedia presentations or images from a portable computer allowing documents, images, etc. to be displayed on any monitor in the courtroom A visual image printer to produce a print of any image displayed through the system On-screen drawing and highlighting to emphasize specific details for display throughout the courtroom Realtime transcription from the court reporter can be directed to monitors at the Judge’s bench and counsel tables, with prior arrangements with the court reporter A video cassette recorder 15" flat panel video displays located on each counsel table, and between each pair of jurors to make visual display efficient In addition to large flat plasma screens for gallery viewing, infrared listening assistance and translation is available to all participants Technology-ready counsel tables provide quick-connect capability for data, voice, realtime transcription and video. Counsel can bring portable computer equipment to plug into discreetly concealed ports to access the electronics in the courtroom. The courtroom is augmented by fully integrated video and audio conferencing systems. Two video-conferencing cameras are focused on the Judge and witness, as well as the presenter at the lectern. A camera with pan, tilt and zoom capabilities and a gooseneck mounted camera at the witness box can also be accessed. The equipment can be used for remote witness testimony, pretrial conferences or other court proceedings. The use of this technology is easily controlled from multiple touch panel controllers at the Judge’s bench and the lectern.
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This is a U.S. Government Computer System subject to Federal Law. Unauthorized attempts to upload or otherwise alter data, programming language, or any other part of the Court's systems are strictly prohibited and are subject to civil action and/or criminal prosecution. Consistent with the above, anyone using this system expressly consents to monitoring and is advised that if such monitoring reveals possible evidence of criminal activity, we may provide the evidence of such monitoring to law enforcement officials. |
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