In Collection: Courtroom sketches (View all 74)

Federal District judge John Keenan presiding over the Bess-Mess trial (1988)

Joseph Papin (American, 1931 – 1992)

Lawyer speaking in courtroom during case brought by Paula Jones against Bill Clinton (1994)

Brigitte Woosley (American, 20th Century)

Nancy Borko A.D.A. asks questions of child on stand with doll to demonstrate “How many times did he do that to you?” (1985)

Joseph Papin (American, 1931 – 1992)

Overhead view of courtroom at New York State Supreme Court, Brooklyn

Joseph Papin (American, 1931 – 1992)

Lipscomb, African American Dallas City Council member accused of bribery, on the stand at the United States v. Albert Louis Lipscomb trial, Amarillo, Texas, where he was found guilty (2000)

Brigitte Woosley (American, 20th Century)

Television news cameraman with umbrella over the camera during the Pueblo hearings in Coronado, California (1969)

Arnold Mesches (American, 1923 – 2016)

Lawyer speaking in front of judge, witness and others during trial of Yolanda Saldivar for the murder of the singer Selena (1995)

Brigitte Woosley (American, 20th Century)

Timothy McVeigh with his lawyer before judge during his pre-trial hearing for his role in the Oklahoma City Bombing (1996)

Brigitte Woosley (American, 20th Century)

Judge Stephen Crane charges the jury (1985)

Joseph Papin (American, 1931 – 1992)

Sirhan B. Sirhan entering a courtroom, possibly for arraignment, for the assassination of Democratic Party presidential candidate, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California (1968)

Arnold Mesches (American, 1923 – 2016)

Rev. James Creech during his trial by the Nebraska Conference of the United Methodist Church for performing marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples (1999)

Brigitte Woosley (American, 20th Century)

“Son of Sam” serial killer David Berkowitz, handcuffed and screaming, as guards remove him from the courtroom where he appeared on May 22, 1978, for sentencing (1978)

Joseph Papin (American, 1931 – 1992)

Jury sent to jury room to begin deliberations 3:30 pm (1987)

Joseph Papin (American, 1931 – 1992)

Jurors listening during Oprah Winfrey’s trial (1998)

Brigitte Woosley (American, 20th Century)

Prosecutor George Bolen reading to the jury a letter Jean Harris sent to Dr. Herman Tarnower (1981)

Joseph Papin (American, 1931 – 1992)