Court Observation

On Monday March 13^th, I went to NYS Supreme Court Kings County at about 2:15pm for my court observation. When I approached the revolving doors, a confrontation began between one of the officers standing guard for the employee entrance and a civilian woman. In that moment, it appeared as if the woman was trying to enter through the doors for which she was not  permitted. Hence the reason for the disturbance that concurred. When I saw this, I decided to go to the NYS Family Court, Kings County instead, located next door to avoid the commotion.  When I went to NYS Family Court, I observed a case between a muslim mother and father. The case was about whether the court would  allow the father accessibility to his passport in order to travel, which was ultimately denied. When this ended, I headed back to NYS Supreme Court to observe another case when I realized the initial disturbance had been handled. The civilian woman stood handcuffed with about 3 officers surrounding her.  When I entered the building I asked for directions and was directed to a case about a robbery and attempted murder for which they were doing jury selection.  The jury selection lasted about 45 minutes to an hour when the judge alongside the prosecutor and defense attorney came to a mutual decision for which 6 jurors were chosen.