Though the last impediment to getting your day in court seems petty, individuals with injury suits will not be told where in the County their trial will be heard until the day that trial begins.
Last year the court heard some 220 cases, mainly involving petty crimes such as pickpocketing committed by a tiny fraction of the 18 million people who enter Saint Peter's Basilica or the Vatican Museums each year.
His acclaimed 1964 book, "Gideon's Trumpet, " told the story of a petty thief whose fight for legal representation led to a landmark Supreme Court decision.