I attended the court observation with my classmates to the Eastern District of New York, United States District Court. Here we got to see a plea change from not guilty to guilty. The federal judge proceeded to ask the defendant questions to determine if he was of sound mind when making this decision. I thought this was very interesting because we got to see how respectful the encounters can be between attorneys. Its very different from TV where attorneys are often disrespectful to each other. It also made me appreciate that everyone was calm and respectful during the proceeding. It made the environment seem more stable even though we were in a courtroom.