Question about the Court? Please answer!?

I was wondering what roles people play in the court I mean like a judge, or something. Like I want you to tell me what type of people there are in the court and what they do.
So say, the judge does the case or whatever,
The attorney fights with the opposite attorney.
THe Prosecuter does this and so on.
THe Bailiff does that and so on.
Please tell me the characters of the court and what they do and how a court looks like. I am doing a play on a case where a murder has taken place, I have to write the play and I hardly even know who the people are in a court and what they do. If possible please supply me with a website with a video or a play wher I can actually see how a whole case works so I can write my play in that set-up, so that I get it right. Please answer me, thank you very much.
Answers:
Simplified version:
Judge or Commissioner (hears case, with or without jury)
Courtroom clerk (takes notes-minutes, assists judge)
Courtroom reporter (takes down everything everyone says to create a "record" of the proceedings), handles and labels physical evidence.
Attorneys, in criminal, Prosecutor and Defense counsel. There may be two attorneys on each side, in death penalty cases there is usually co-counsel on each side.
Witnesses-May be present under subpoena (ordered to be there) or a willing witness. Presents testimony based on their personal observations or knowledge of the situation.
Jury (sometimes no jury, may be just a judge in some cases)
hears the evidence, receives "jury instructions" from both attorneys on both sides, and decides the case based on the evidence and arguments presented.
Bailiff: Keeps order in the court, calls the proceedings and the entry of the judge or commissioner. Will receive physical evidence from the attorneys and take it to the court reporter. May take defendants into custody in criminal proceedings or other persons in the case of contempt in a civil matter.
There are transcripts of real proceedings here: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects... and http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs...
I can't vouch for the content of the cases, just found them online. Good Luck.

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really not to much to tell ya. you pretty much explain everything yourself in the question.

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Like this and so on.
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The best way is to go to court.
Trials are public. Take a few days or afternoons, and go sit in different courts.
Criminal. Civil jury. Divorce.
No one does this anymore, but you should.
You can ask anyone in the courtroom about their role. Judges are usually very helpful (after the trial, of course), but the attorneys will usually be very co-operative.

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As mentioned, you can actually go to court and watch in most cases with exception of Family Court, which has a lot of "closed courtroom" days, and Surrogates Court which you can go, but it is pretty boring since it is mostly paperwork.
The most basic Court will have the Judge, Bailiff or Clerk depending on the type of Court, 2 opposing attorneys and a Court reporter.
You already answered in your question to what most of those people do.
The Court reporter will be taking down everything that is said and done so that there is a transcript of the court proceedings. Usually they use a shorthand machine, like a mini electric typewriter.
You can probably find lots of old movies in the library showing Courtroom scenes to get an idea. The older ones tend to be a little more accurate of what happens in comparison to the newer ones that want lots of trill and drama every second.