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Variables petitioner and respondent provide detailed information about all parties, except the identity of the state if a state (or one of its subdivisions) is a party, petitioner and respondent variables note only whether a state is a party, not the state's name.
Generally, the respondent is the individual who is responding to the charge. If it is in Juvenile Court the State's Attorney or DA would present charges and the person brought to Court would have to answer [respond] to those charges. It would be the same in Civil Court.