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Evidence Presentation Systems

The Eastern District of Virginia has evidence presentation systems available at each courthouse. The systems enable attorneys with their notebook computer and the court’s digital document camera to present evidence simultaneously to everyone in the courtroom through a system of LCD displays.

Attorneys interested in using the system must first receive approval from the judge presiding in their case one week prior to using the system. Requesting attorneys should submit a written request to the chambers of the trial judge to attain the required permission to use their notebook computer and the court’s evidence presentation system. The systems are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The court’s evidence presentation system allows attorneys to:  

The court’s evidence presentation systems consist of a digital document camera, notebook computer audio and video cables (3.5 stereo connectors and VGA 15 pin) and LCD displays for the judge, witness, counsel and jury.  

The court’s evidence presentation systems do not support HDMI or DVI. The native resolution of the evidence presentation system is 1024 x 768. The resolution of the attorney notebook computer must be set at 1024 x 768 prior to connecting the court’s system. Notebook computer extended desktop will not consistently work with the court’s evidence presentation systems and is not recommended.

Attorneys are responsible for using their notebook computer to present scanned documents, images and play audio and video files.  The court does not provide any equipment to play audio and video files. Attorneys are responsible for operating the evidence presentation system. Court employees are not authorized to operate attorneys’ notebook computers and equipment.

The Wi-Fi and webcams of the attorney notebook computer must be disabled. Internet service is not provided in the courtrooms and is not authorized. Projectors and projector screens are not authorized in the courtrooms.

Attorneys, their staff and contractors are not authorized to remove, relocate and reconfigure any of the court’s evidence presentation system equipment.

Orientation prior to any use of the equipment is encouraged. Once you have received approval to use the evidence presentation system, please email the Court Technology Administrator, Lance Bachman, at Lance_Bachman@vaed.uscourts.gov to schedule an orientation.  Attorneys are responsible for attaining authorization from chambers to bring a notebook computer to the scheduled orientation.  Orientations are for learning how to use the court’s system and testing notebook computer connections. Practicing presentations and preparing witnesses is not authorized.

If you have any further technical questions about our evidence presentation systems, please email Lance Bachman.