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big problem on a hot day. We need air conditioning and we need to hear.”
Hertz continued: “We have a unique situation in juvenile and domestic court. The law requires that the audience be limited to those involved. Other people are j there and need to be ex- ; eluded. The sheriff runs i them downstairs. There’s really no place for them to go but outside. When it’s rainy or cold, it’s uncomfortable for them.”
Hertz added that, when cases carry over, there were conflicts with Judge Alexander’s court, forcing him to hold court in the clerk’s office. “This is not really adequate,” he said.
Hertz agreed with Robertson that the county needs to evolve an overall plan. “No one thinks we can do this overnight,” he said.
Penn added that the general public also is noisy, not just the witnesses. And he related a case of a female juror: “She had on a brief skirt,” he said. “When the jury came back after a break she had on slacks. A jury enclosure would allow the female jurors to sit in comfort and modesty.”
Others present added their comments to those of the judges: James Fletcher said that he found it impossible to hear when the air conditioning is on. “I sometimes wonder if there’s a ease for reversal,” he said.
Sheriff W. A. Buntin said that he agreed that the air conditioning system caused a bad situation. He also pointed out that a different arrangement of the tables might prevent witnesses from leaning on the bench.
Commonwealth’s attorney Douglas Baumgardner said that he has supplied his own office, but if his successor chooses not to do this, the courthouse offices will be even more crowded. He added that two tables would be better than the one that the defense and the prosecution now share.
Ruth Blackwell concurred with the opinion of
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