Essay On Court Restraining

Watching cases in family court in the past had peaked my interest in the restraining order process. Commissioner Blanco was in charge of the hearings for some of the domestic violence restraining orders so, I went to go see. When in the courtroom, I noticed they have a bailiff, which is rare to see in civil court. The petitioner wanted a permanent restraining order against her ex boyfriend. The petitioner had a dating relationship with the petitioner for three years. The respondent was not present. In the past, she alleges that the respondent has tried to contact her through social media, has called her privately, stopped her in her car so she can listen to him, and has caused drama at her job. The petitioner did not feel threatened, but felt
The petitioner says she is concerned about younger daughter because she sees her grades are going down and she has yellower teeth. The petitioner says that the respondent’s older daughter is the one that watches over her daughter; She does not like the results of that. The Judge asks the petitioner to show the respondent the evidence against him. The Judge decides that she will have a further hearing. Cases like this are very tough, what I learn when I observe these types of cases is that it must be hard to be a mediator with all the emotions in the room. Later, a few other parties walked in and Judge Watkins gave them instructions.
I went to Judge Kellogg’s courtroom; he was doing arraignments. He had a hearing with a defendant wanting to file for probation and wanting to enlist in a drug program. Judge Kellogg’s response to him being in drug program was, drug programs are for credit not for the individual. Judge Kellogg disagreed in putting him in a drug program. Additionally, that he was going to give him more time in jail. The additional time was due to the defendant bringing in drugs and paraphernalia into the drug program. The Judge told him he needs to makes changes in his life and told him a story about his