| 1 APPOINTMENT |
A The jury's decision |
| 2 ATTORNEY/LAWYER |
B Major crime |
| 3 BAILIFF |
C The branch that decides what the law says or means |
| 4 BENCH |
D Where the witness sits in a courtroom to testify |
| 5 BILL |
E Person who is sued or is charged with crime in court |
| 6 BOX |
F This person decides cases, and fairly administers and declares the law |
| 7 BRANCHES |
G This person makes the laws (lower House of Congress or state legislature) |
| 8 CIVIL CASE |
H A person involved in a court lawsuit |
| 9 CLERK OF COURTS |
I This attorney represents the state in a criminal case |
| 10 COMMON LAW |
J Elected federal representative -- two from each state |
| 11 COMMON PLEAS COURT |
K Legislative approval of an executive act |
| 12 CONFIRMATION |
L Authority of a branch of the government |
| 13 CONSTITUTION |
M The party who brings a lawsuit to court |
| 14 COURT REPORTER |
N Minor crime |
| 15 COURTROOM/COURT |
O Public announcement by a judge of what the law means |
| 16 CRIMINAL CASE |
P These persons elect local, state and federal government officials |
| 17 DECLARATION |
Q Case about a private wrong |
| 18 DEFENDANT |
R Professional person who represents a party in court |
| 19 DOCKET |
S Place where disputes/cases are heard and decided |
| 20 DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION |
T A judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio or U.S. |
| 21 EXECUTIVE |
U A promise or declaration by a witness in court to tell the truth |
| 22 FELONY |
V Legislative approval of an executive appointment |
| 23 GALLERY |
W Place where the jury sits in a courtroom |
| 24 GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
X Computerized legal research tools |
| 25 GENERAL DIVISION |
Y A court's listing or inventory of cases |
| 26 GOVERNOR |
Z Keeper of the court's records |
| 27 IMPEACHMENT |
AA Judge's legal assistant |
| 28 JUDGE/MAGISTRATE |
BB Chief executive of the U.S. |
| 29 JUDICIAL/JUDICIARY |
CC Ohio's legislature |
| 30 JURY |
DD A proposal to become a law if approved |
| 31 JUSTICE |
EE They sit in the gallery of the courtroom and watch the trial |
| 32 JUVENILE DIVISION |
FF Ohio court that handles misdemeanor, traffic, and small claims cases |
| 33 LAW CLERK/STAFF ATTORNEY |
GG Highest court of Ohio or the U.S. |
| 34 LAWS/STATUTES |
HH The branch that enforces the laws |
| 35 LEGISLATIVE/LEGISLATURE |
II Case about a public wrong |
| 36 LEXIS/WESTLAW |
JJ The person who takes or writes down everything said in court |
| 37 MISDEMEANOR |
KK Place where the judge sits in a courtroom |
| 38 MUNICIPAL COURT |
LL Executive naming of a person to an official public position |
| 39 OATH |
MM Executive block of a legislative act |
| 40 OVERRIDE |
NN Place where the spectators sit in a courtroom |
| 41 PARTY |
OO Legislative overruling of an executive veto |
| 42 PLAINTIFF |
PP Three arms of the government |
| 43 POLICE |
QQ Law officer who enforces the criminal law and keeps the peace |
| 44 POWERS |
RR Judge-made law |
| 45 PRESIDENT |
SS Court officer who keeps the peace |
| 46 PROBATE DIVISION |
TT Fundamental law of the U.S. or a state |
| 47 PROSECUTOR |
UU Person who takes the stand to testify in court |
| 48 RATIFICATION |
VV Checks and balances among the three branches of government |
| 49 REPRESENTATIVE |
WW Method of removing an elected public official from office |
| 50 SENATOR |
XX Common Pleas Court division that handles divorce and custody of children |
| 51 SEPARATION OF POWERS |
YY Rules that the Legislature makes |
| 52 SPECTATORS |
ZZ The branch that makes the laws |
| 53 STAND |
AAA Common Pleas Court division that handles matters involving minors |
| 54 SUPREME COURT |
BBB Common Pleas Court division that handles wills and estates, adoption and mental illness matters |
| 55 VERDICT |
CCC Chief executive of a state |
| 56 VETO |
DDD Common Pleas Court division that handles felony and major civil cases |
| 57 VOTERS |
EEE Ohio court that handles major civil and criminal cases, domestic, juvenile and probate matters |
| 58 WITNESS |
FFF They hear the case and decide the facts |