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 | A person or people summoned to the witness stand for questioning and delivery of testimony. Both attorneys can summon witnesses.
 | Any person involved in the case can be called to the stand, including the Defendant (but only if the Defence approves and if the Defendant is not defending themselves). This naturally excludes the attorneys and the Judge.
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+| '''Bailiff'''
+| Impartial
+| Responsible for the order in the courtroom, and in charge of the [[Security Officer| Security Officers]] guarding it. If a Witness is summoned, it is the Bailiff's task to fetch that Witness.
+| Usually the Warden. Although they are technically on the impartial side, the Bailiff doesn't actually have any say in the trial itself (unless they are directly involved), so conflict of interest is less important.
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-'''The Judge:''' It is of vital importance that the Judge is an unrelated third party, capable of giving a completely objective verdict. This will usually be the Captain or Head of Personnel for Criminal Law, since the Head of Security is per definition involved in those cases. If the case is Civil Law and the HoS is uninvolved, they may act as Judge too.
-'''The Defendant:''' The person on trial. In rare occasions, this may be multiple people, for instance when an entire cult has been captured at once. Obviously on the side of the Defence. They may be summoned as witness, but only if the Defence does not object to this.
-'''The Defence Attorney:''' The person who has to protect the Defendant and get them a Not Guilty verdict, or at the very least a lesser penalty. This can be the Defendant themselves if they are confident enough in their own legal skills. The Defence Attorney may never be someone who has something to gain with a Guilty verdict, such as the Head of Security.
-'''The Prosecutor:''' The person who has to get the Guilty verdict for the Defendant. In Criminal Law, this will be the head of the investigation such as the HoS or Detective, but it can also be one of the Lawyers. In Civil Law this is almost always the Lawyer representing the victim.
-'''Witnesses:''' People who are summoned to the stand for questioning. Both the Defence Attorney and the Prosecutor can call witnesses to the stand, and the Defendant may be summoned in this way if the Defence does not object to it. Usually the first person to be summoned this way is the person who carried out the investigation (probably the Detective), if they are not the Prosecutor. Obviously you cannot summon the Defence Attorney, the Prosecutor or the Judge.
-'''The Bailiff:''' The person responsible for order in the court room (of course assisted by security officers). This is usually the Warden. They are tasked with fetching witnesses, ensuring that the defendant doesn't escape and listening if anyone is setting up a bomb in the maintenance tunnel next to the court room.
-'''The Jury:''' Whether there is a Jury at a trial depends on the system you use. If there is one, it consists of random crewmembers that have to decide on a verdict instead of the Judge. Each member has to be completely unrelated to the case at hand. The trial will not end until all members of the Jury vote unanimously for one verdict.
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