Service Entry Descriptions
Please use these descriptions when you enter your hours in the Tulane system. These descriptions are designed to ensure that the service hours you perform for Court Watch NOLA are credited by the Bar.
What You Did | Note Description |
Attended in-class training and orientation | Classroom training on criminal justice procedure from arrest to sentencing in municipal, misdemeanor, and felony crimes, how to spot legal issues in criminal court, and best practice standards. |
Attended courthouse training and orientation | Training in various courtrooms on how to spot and analyze legal issues in real-time. |
Attended Criminal District Ct | In felony court, spotted constitutional violations, attorney and judicial ethical obligations, law enforcement standards, evidentiary burdens of proof, and analyzed the ramifications of those violations in a report. |
Attended Magistrate Ct | For bail hearings, spotted constitutional violations, attorney and judicial ethical obligations, law enforcement standards, evidentiary burdens of proof, and analyzed the ramifications of those violations in a report. |
Attended Municipal Ct regular docket | In misdemeanor court, spotted constitutional violations, attorney and judicial ethical obligations, law enforcement standards, evidentiary burdens of proof, and analyzed the ramifications of those violations in a report. |
Attended Municipal Ct first appearances | For misdemeanor bail hearings, spotted constitutional violations, attorney and judicial ethical obligations, evidentiary burdens of proof, and analyzed the ramifications of those violations in a report. |