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Similarity and Differences between Real and Courtroom in TV Shows

Differences between Real Courtroom and Courtroom in TV shows

The legal system of Canada has a foundation in the English common law which is exercised by the provinces and the parliament. There are significant differences and similarities in layout, clothing, and the place where lawyers stand in the real courtroom in British Columbia Supreme Court and in the movies and TV shows. They wear the dress at hearing in court where the advocates have short wigs on their head. Due to unusual circumstances, lawyers can dispense the clothing with the permission of the respective judge.

A witness stand for the individual is available to give evidence to the court on behalf of an individual case. The bench of the judge provide space to the judges where they decide matters of conflicts. Along with the seat, there is a counsel table where the lawyers assemble regularly (Berk-Seligson, N.p). Generally, the dress of the courtroom is not used for appearance before the magistrate's or hearing in chambers. Members of the jury sit in the jury box, and accused person in a criminal trial is considered as guilty if he or she is proven during the trial. Gowns and the wigs are used as current court address which is usually not happened in the TV shows and movies.

Solicitor wears the wing collar with band, however there are no hard and fast rules for clothing in the courts. It creates a good impression if the individual smartly and appear in tidy and neat dress. Court officials and sheriffs wear suits with robes on their head and following the nature of the case and layout the person will sit in a particular area (Chen, N.p). There is a significant difference in the real courts of laws and those who are represented in the TV shows and movies. Like there is a custom that during arraignment defendants stands in front of judge, and while hearing a motion, they sit at counsel table.

Similarity between Real Courtroom and Courtroom in TV shows

In the real courts, there is a systematic way for following the court conducts and code of proceedings while TV shows and movies are based on entertainment and act for a specific lesson. While depicting all the characteristics of legal moves, there is no offensive action, and it reflects the universality. However, celebrities in a tricky move resemble the real courtroom like the one used in British Columbia Supreme Court. High profile celebrities are concerned about their image, and they wanted to show a good reputation beyond the case. In the form of original proceeding and legal hearing, a court show has the same dressing, layout and stand where the lawyers represent their client. In other words, we have an image of groundwork done in the respective and imaginary form.

Pseudo-judge presides the cases and hear the defendants and produced an action while responding to small claims in the studio of television. Even the shooting of courtroom drama is done in the real courts which are reflected through movies and films (Schulz, N.p). There is no use of wigs by the lawyers in the courts and judges are also not professional. All they are dummy judges, solicitors, and set place of standing for defendants. Various roles are played by actresses and actors like announcers, court reporters, bailiffs, and the litigants. As per their instructions they never cross or get too far off the angle of the case. Lawyers who are acting in the shows dressed up in the black gowns like the one which is reflected in real movies. The studio set design for portraying the real picture of courts. Litigants sometimes surrender their apparatus and experience fair justice system ruled by presiding television judge and acting personalities.

Works Cited

Berk-Seligson, Susan. The bilingual courtroom: Court interpreters in the judicial process. University of Chicago Press, 2017.

Chen, Meishan. A Comparison of the Situational and Linguistic Features of High-Profile Criminal Trials and TV Series Courtroom Trials. Diss. Northern Arizona University, 2018.

Schulz, Jennifer L. "A Transnational Study of Law & Justice on TV: Canada." (2016).