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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock ^Jews Staff Writer
“It’s beautiful, just beautiful!” pronounced Circuit Court Judge William Shore Robertson, assessing the changes in the courtroom on the second floor of Rappahannock’s handsome red brick courthouse.
The coat of fresh white paint, the woodwork trimmed in Williamsburg green, the new ceiling and recessed lighting fixtures have left the room looking bigger and brighter. Wallto-wall carpeting has made it quieter, so jurors can listen to testimony undisturbed by footsteps across a bare floor.
The raised bench and greater distance between the judge’s seat and the witness box have improved security for the men who must preside at the trials of accused criminals. Soundproofing in the jury room has decreased the likelihood that sequestered jurors will overhear attorneys arguing a contested point before the judge rules on its admissability.
The alterations requested by the circuit, general district and juvenile and domestic court iuderes are in
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