Cub Scouts visit Pelham Court House to learn about criminal trials

By Lawrence Ohmes, Staff Reporter

PELHAM COURTHOUSE — Some of the Pelham Pack 1 Cub Scouts visited the Town of Pelham Court on Nov. 19. The cub scouts got to talk to Judge John Gardner and ask him questions about how Pelham Town Court operates.

Judge Gardner told the scouts about court and how it works and all of the different jobs that people have there. After that, the scouts got to experience a criminal court session.

The cub scouts really enjoyed talking to Judge Gardner and seeing criminal court. The scouts learned a lot about court and how it works.

“I learned that court tries to defend the subjects to make sure they deserve their punishment,” said William Ohmes, a Cub Scout in third grade.

Judge Gardner said there are two important jobs people can have in court. The first job is the prosecutor. The prosecutor tries to show the person charged is guilty.

The next job is the defender. The defender tries to defend the subject and get an innocent verdict.

“I want to be a prosecutor if I worked at court,” said Niko Roman, a Cub Scout in fourth grade.

The judge is a little bit of a prosecutor and a defender. The judge decides which person is right.

The Cub Scouts really enjoyed court a lot. “I liked talking to the judge,” said Daniel O’Keefe, a fourth grade Cub Scout.

The cub scouts would really enjoy visiting again.

This story also appears on the Colonial Times website.