Show Login Utah Sunday Junt 4 Newsfeatures 197 f The Harold Journo! —21 i A camera in a Utah courtroom gives us ©hit day im count By CP Cheney managlnf editor The photographs on this page portray a typical day in Judge VeN ay Chris tofferscn'i lit District Court in Logan There is nothing sensational about the photos just as there was nothing sensational about the day'a docket of arraignments orders to show cause probate motions and other routine matters brought before the judge The photos illustrate the courtroom activities of a typical probate and day in court But their significance goes far beyond the subject matter As far as The Herald Journal can determine they are the first published photos of their kind in the history of Utah's press and its judicial system It is a tradition in the state and some judges say required by their canons of judicial conduct to ban cameras from the courtroom while court is in session That is why artists’ sketchpads are the basis for nearly all illustrated news coverage of the long-standi- judiciary in Utah On occasion and photographers video cameramen have been allowed inside Salt Lake County's 3rd District Court and 2nd District Juvenile Court to shoot pictures before the judge arrives to call the court to order Last December Salt Lake City Judge Paul Grant allowed newspaper and TV cameramen into his courtroom briefly to record his final announcement of a decision in a preliminary hearing on whether defendants in the Rulon Allred murder case should be bound over to district court to stand trial This is the first time however that a Utah Judge has permitted fell photographic coverage of an entire court session The photographs displayed here were part of an experiment conducted on Monday May 22 by Judge Christoffersen and The Herald Journal Photographer Paul Carter the judge and his bailiff were the only (Continued on page 22) ’ $ WITH NOTES and legal papers In hand lit District Gent Judge VcNdy Christofferaon (above photo) Katana attentively to a wttnaaa t (upper left eoraor anorusfi mo) winftkhardeon Mnwity of ? x - iv A Salt Lake :v repraeanfing Power k Ught - Co Ctty Utah sad i: Lyle Hfilyard Logan V- Photographed by Paul Carter THE conSAME is poee Judge by idci attorney L Brent they review a brought up by tentfcm to the activity in front of his bench aa templative attorney! for a defendant brought to his coart in Logan present their arguments Jetrnek u vs Jj Hoggin a 0 F ATTORNEYS con- ferring is a common tight in any courtroom as they constantly double-chec-k with each other on points of lav and other of matters their to the court Cache County’s public defender Cheryl RuaseU (right in above photo) talks with David Sorenson a Logan attorney And Michael F Donovan Salt Lake City attorney (photo at left) checks with Assistant Cache County Attorney Judd Preston THEIR FACES and show - the gestures of moment the anxiety as two spectators in the gallery listen to activity before the bar in Cache County Hall of Justice courtroom 1: |