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Technology in Superior Court
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Superior
Court's hi-tech courtroom, Courtroom 2, in Georgetown, Sussex County,
Delaware was completed in November 2001. The courtroom's design assured
that all courtroom participants benefited from the new technology.
The hub of the hi-tech installation in Sussex County Superior Court is a SMART Board® projection
system combined with a Crestron control system.
Documents and video
can be viewed on the SmartBoard®, bailiff's monitor, judge's monitor, and jury monitors. Notes can then
be made either directly on the SmartBoard® projection system, and
viewed on all courtroom displays. The
SMART Board® projection system enables users to save, print, and distribute
all of the work that has been written on the whiteboard.
Technology-ready counsel tables provide quick-connect capability
for data, realtime transcription and video. Counsel can bring portable
computer equipment to plug into discreetly concealed ports in floor boxes to access the electronics in
the courtroom. Traditional video and audio equipment such as cassette,
video, and DVD recorders and playback equipment with handheld RF remote
and laser pointer, and a digital visual presenter or ELMO,
are also available for counsel. The courtroom is enhanced by fully integrated
video and audio conferencing systems. 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.
In addition to the large presentation screen, the courtroom's jury box
has been enhanced with eight flat panel monitors for the benefit of jurors.
The installed courtroom configuration permits laptop computer output to
be viewed on the projection system and jury monitors.
Both
judge and bailiff have access to master courtroom controls. The controllers
enable the judge or bailiff to route video and computer input and output
as well as DVD, videotape or cassette output, and visual presenter output
(ELMO) to the SmartBoard® projection system. The master controllers
also govern the volume controls and master mute switch for all room microphones
and audio sources.
The court's proceedings are captured using FTR
Gold digital audio recording and/or by our court reporters.
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