Judge（法官）Lawyers are employed by the parties to a case, or appointed by the Court, to advise their clients on the law and all aspects of the trial.
Parties（当事人）- These are the two, or more, sides to each case.The party beginning the case in a civil action is the plaintiff and in a criminal cases the prosecution.In both types of cases the opponent, against whom the case is brought, is called the defendant.There can be more than one defendant in a case.
Witnees（证人）- These are the experts or other people who have knowledge of the matters being discued and are called by each side and questioned by the attorneys in order to bring out the evidence.
Jurors（陪审员）- Jurors listen to all the evidence and arguments presented In order to reach a verdict.They are, in effect, the judges of all the disputed iues of fact.
Court Reporter（法院记录员） - The court reporter makes a word-for-word record of the proceedings in a trial.If a question should arise as to what was said, or if the case is appealed, a verbatim record, called the transcript, is available.
There are other people present in the courtroom who provide eential services, but are not active participants.
Circuit Clerk（巡回法院书记员）- This elected official is responsible for maintaining the court records, iuing summons and subpoenas, the collection of fines and other busine activities.The courtroom clerk（法庭书记员）.Who is appointed as the representative of the Circuit Clerk, normally administers the oath to jurors and witnees and records the proceeding of each trial.
Sheriff（行政司法官）- As an elected official, the Sheriff is the County\'s chief law enforcement officer.The Sheriff serves the summonses and is responsible for providing court security.
Court Administrator（法院行政人员）- This appointed official and his staff help the Court by performing non-judicial administrative tasks.
