diff --git a/src/pages/courts/CourtReportCreate.tsx b/src/pages/courts/CourtReportCreate.tsx
index 840000a..493ceb3 100644
--- a/src/pages/courts/CourtReportCreate.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/courts/CourtReportCreate.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   courtLabel,
   CourtStandingReference,
   CourtTargetPreview,
+  CourtTriggerCounter,
   formatCourtInstant,
 } from "./components/CourtPrimitives";
 import {
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ import {
 import {
   courtLaneDisplay,
   courtOffenseDisplay,
-  courtStandingDisplay,
+  courtReportLaneChoiceLabel,
+  courtReportRouteDescription,
 } from "./model/courtPresentation";
 import {
   courtErrorIssue,
@@ -316,6 +318,11 @@ const CourtReportCreate: React.FC = () => {
       setSubmissionError("Choose a report reason.");
       return;
     }
+    if (!respondentId.trim()) {
+      setSubmissionError("A respondent address is required.");
+      focusCourtField("court-report-respondent");
+      return;
+    }
     const startsAt = Date.parse(incidentStartsAt);
     const endsAt = incidentEndsAt ? Date.parse(incidentEndsAt) : null;
     if (endsAt !== null && endsAt < startsAt) {
@@ -499,7 +506,7 @@ const CourtReportCreate: React.FC = () => {
                       value={`${reason.offenseCode}:${reason.lane}`}
                     >
                       {courtOffenseDisplay(reason.offenseCode).label} ·{" "}
-                      {courtLaneDisplay(reason.lane).label}
+                      {courtReportLaneChoiceLabel(reason.lane)}
                     </option>
                   ))}
                 </Select>
@@ -527,7 +534,10 @@ const CourtReportCreate: React.FC = () => {
                       direct={selectedReason.standing.directStanding}
                       source={selectedReason.standing.source}
                     />
-                    {`. ${courtStandingDisplay(selectedReason.standing).description}`}
+                    {`. ${courtReportRouteDescription(
+                      selectedReason.reason.lane,
+                      selectedReason.standing,
+                    )}`}
                   </>
                 ) : capabilityLoading ? (
                   "The server is verifying the target, incident time, standing, and available lanes."
@@ -535,12 +545,40 @@ const CourtReportCreate: React.FC = () => {
                   "Reasons are limited to those verified for this exact target and incident time."
                 )}
               </p>
-              {selectedReason && capability?.population ? (
-                <p className="text-xs leading-5 text-muted md:col-span-2">
-                  Population basis: {courtLabel(capability.population.basis)} ·{" "}
-                  effective{" "}
-                  {formatCourtInstant(capability.population.effectiveAt)}.
-                </p>
+              {selectedReason ? (
+                <div className="space-y-2 md:col-span-2">
+                  {selectedReason.reason.lane === "court_report" &&
+                  !selectedReason.standing.directStanding ? (
+                    capability?.population?.communityThreshold ? (
+                      <CourtTriggerCounter
+                        required={capability.population.communityThreshold}
+                        viewerCounts={
+                          capability.population.viewerCountsTowardCommunity
+                        }
+                      />
+                    ) : (
+                      <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-muted">
+                        A community Court trigger is unavailable because fewer
+                        than three eligible Governors remain after excluding the
+                        respondent.
+                      </p>
+                    )
+                  ) : (
+                    <CourtTriggerCounter
+                      description="One admissible report routes this action to its responsible authority."
+                      label="Admissible reports"
+                      required={1}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                  {capability?.population ? (
+                    <p className="text-xs leading-5 text-muted">
+                      Governor population:{" "}
+                      {capability.population.eligibleGovernorCount} ·{" "}
+                      {courtLabel(capability.population.basis)} · effective{" "}
+                      {formatCourtInstant(capability.population.effectiveAt)}.
+                    </p>
+                  ) : null}
+                </div>
               ) : null}
               {capabilityError ? (
                 <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 md:col-span-2">
@@ -570,14 +608,19 @@ const CourtReportCreate: React.FC = () => {
                 hint={
                   capability?.defaults.respondentIdSource ===
                   "sole_target_owner"
-                    ? "Suggested from the record owner. Change it if another Human Node is responsible."
-                    : "The Human Node whose conduct is being reported, when known."
+                    ? "Set from the owner of the reported record."
+                    : "The Human Node whose conduct is being reported."
                 }
               >
                 <Input
                   id="court-report-respondent"
                   value={respondentId}
                   onChange={(event) => setRespondentId(event.target.value)}
+                  readOnly={
+                    capability?.defaults.respondentIdSource ===
+                    "sole_target_owner"
+                  }
+                  required
                 />
               </CourtFormField>
               <CourtFormField
@@ -694,6 +737,7 @@ const CourtReportCreate: React.FC = () => {
               incidentStartsAt={incidentStartsAt}
               onGoodFaithAttestedChange={setGoodFaithAttested}
               protectiveReviewRequested={immediateProtectionRequested}
+              respondentId={respondentId}
               selectedReason={selectedReason}
               statementAccess={statementAccess}
               statementLength={statement.trim().length}
@@ -715,6 +759,7 @@ const CourtReportCreate: React.FC = () => {
                 !capability ||
                 capabilityLoading ||
                 !reasonKey ||
+                !respondentId.trim() ||
                 statement.trim().length < COURT_STATEMENT_MIN_LENGTH ||
                 statement.trim().length > COURT_STATEMENT_MAX_LENGTH ||
                 !goodFaithAttested ||
diff --git a/src/pages/courts/CourtReportDetail.tsx b/src/pages/courts/CourtReportDetail.tsx
index 55de05e..06bdcd0 100644
--- a/src/pages/courts/CourtReportDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/courts/CourtReportDetail.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {
   CourtStandingReference,
   CourtStateSummary,
   CourtTargetPreview,
+  CourtTriggerCounter,
   courtTone,
   formatCourtInstant,
 } from "./components/CourtPrimitives";
@@ -349,6 +350,17 @@ const CourtReportDetail: React.FC = () => {
                   label="Target"
                   value={courtLabel(report.target.type)}
                 />
+                {report.respondentId ? (
+                  <GlassyKeyValue
+                    label="Respondent"
+                    value={
+                      <CourtCopyValue
+                        label="respondent address"
+                        value={report.respondentId}
+                      />
+                    }
+                  />
+                ) : null}
                 <GlassyKeyValue
                   label="Incident"
                   value={formatCourtInstant(report.incident.startedAt)}
@@ -395,6 +407,13 @@ const CourtReportDetail: React.FC = () => {
                   }
                 />
               </GlassyCompactGrid>
+              {report.triggerProgress ? (
+                <CourtTriggerCounter
+                  current={report.triggerProgress.qualifyingReports}
+                  required={report.triggerProgress.requiredReports}
+                  viewerCounts={report.triggerProgress.viewerReportCounts}
+                />
+              ) : null}
               {process ? (
                 <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-muted">
                   Next: {process.nextStep}
@@ -492,7 +511,15 @@ const CourtReportDetail: React.FC = () => {
                           onChange={(event) =>
                             setRespondentId(event.target.value)
                           }
+                          readOnly={Boolean(report.respondentId)}
+                          required
                         />
+                        {report.respondentId ? (
+                          <span className="text-xs leading-5 text-muted">
+                            The respondent is fixed to the reported record and
+                            cannot be changed by amendment.
+                          </span>
+                        ) : null}
                       </label>
                       <label
                         className="grid gap-2 text-sm text-text"
@@ -585,6 +612,7 @@ const CourtReportDetail: React.FC = () => {
                             COURT_STATEMENT_MIN_LENGTH ||
                             supplement.trim().length >
                               COURT_STATEMENT_MAX_LENGTH ||
+                            !respondentId.trim() ||
                             !amendmentChanged)) ||
                         (!report.actions.amend &&
                           !supplement.trim() &&
diff --git a/src/pages/courts/components/CourtPrimitives.tsx b/src/pages/courts/components/CourtPrimitives.tsx
index b94eb31..eaaa855 100644
--- a/src/pages/courts/components/CourtPrimitives.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/courts/components/CourtPrimitives.tsx
@@ -109,6 +109,63 @@ export function CourtStandingReference({
   );
 }
 
+export function CourtTriggerCounter({
+  current,
+  description,
+  label = "Governor reports",
+  required,
+  viewerCounts,
+}: {
+  current?: number;
+  description?: string;
+  label?: string;
+  required: number;
+  viewerCounts?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const completed = current === undefined ? 0 : Math.min(current, required);
+  const percentage = required > 0 ? (completed / required) * 100 : 0;
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-2 border-t border-border/70 pt-3">
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-baseline justify-between gap-2">
+        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-text">{label}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-text">
+          {current === undefined
+            ? `${required} required`
+            : `${completed} / ${required}`}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      {current !== undefined ? (
+        <div
+          aria-label={`${completed} of ${required} Governor reports received`}
+          aria-valuemax={required}
+          aria-valuemin={0}
+          aria-valuenow={completed}
+          className="h-1.5 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-border/70"
+          role="progressbar"
+        >
+          <div
+            className="h-full rounded-full bg-primary transition-[width] motion-reduce:transition-none"
+            style={{ width: `${percentage}%` }}
+          />
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      <p className="text-xs leading-5 text-muted">
+        {description ??
+          (current === undefined
+            ? `This action needs matching reports from ${required} eligible Governors.`
+            : completed >= required
+              ? "The Governor threshold has been reached."
+              : `${required - completed} more matching Governor ${required - completed === 1 ? "report" : "reports"} required.`)}
+        {viewerCounts === undefined
+          ? ""
+          : viewerCounts
+            ? " Your report counts toward this threshold."
+            : " Your report is recorded, but it does not add Governor support."}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 export function courtTone(
   value: string,
 ): "danger" | "neutral" | "ok" | "primary" | "warn" {
diff --git a/src/pages/courts/components/CourtRecordCards.tsx b/src/pages/courts/components/CourtRecordCards.tsx
index c86815f..d6cb3ef 100644
--- a/src/pages/courts/components/CourtRecordCards.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/courts/components/CourtRecordCards.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   CourtCopyValue,
   CourtDeadline,
   CourtStandingReference,
+  CourtTriggerCounter,
   courtLabel,
   courtTone,
   formatCourtInstant,
@@ -171,6 +172,17 @@ export function CourtReportCard({
           label="Updated"
           value={formatCourtInstant(report.updatedAt)}
         />
+        {report.respondentId ? (
+          <GlassyKeyValue
+            label="Respondent"
+            value={
+              <CourtCopyValue
+                label="respondent address"
+                value={report.respondentId}
+              />
+            }
+          />
+        ) : null}
         {report.amendmentDueAt ? (
           <CourtDeadline
             dueAt={report.amendmentDueAt}
@@ -179,6 +191,13 @@ export function CourtReportCard({
           />
         ) : null}
       </GlassyCompactGrid>
+      {report.triggerProgress ? (
+        <CourtTriggerCounter
+          current={report.triggerProgress.qualifyingReports}
+          required={report.triggerProgress.requiredReports}
+          viewerCounts={report.triggerProgress.viewerReportCounts}
+        />
+      ) : null}
       <div className="mt-auto flex flex-wrap justify-end gap-2">
         {report.target.route ? (
           <Button asChild size="compact" variant="outline">
diff --git a/src/pages/courts/forms/CourtReportFormSections.tsx b/src/pages/courts/forms/CourtReportFormSections.tsx
index 5ae8e91..79b263a 100644
--- a/src/pages/courts/forms/CourtReportFormSections.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/courts/forms/CourtReportFormSections.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import {
   courtLaneDisplay,
   courtOffenseDisplay,
+  courtReportRouteDescription,
 } from "../model/courtPresentation";
 import { courtEvidenceAccessLabel } from "./courtEvidence";
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ export function CourtReportReview({
   incidentStartsAt,
   onGoodFaithAttestedChange,
   protectiveReviewRequested,
+  respondentId,
   selectedReason,
   statementAccess,
   statementLength,
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ export function CourtReportReview({
   incidentStartsAt: string;
   onGoodFaithAttestedChange: (attested: boolean) => void;
   protectiveReviewRequested: boolean;
+  respondentId: string;
   selectedReason: CourtReportReasonCapability | undefined;
   statementAccess: CourtEvidenceAccessV2Dto;
   statementLength: number;
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ export function CourtReportReview({
     <GlassyTile className="space-y-4">
       {selectedReason ? (
         <CourtStateSummary
-          description={`${courtOffenseDisplay(selectedReason.reason.offenseCode).description} ${courtLaneDisplay(selectedReason.reason.lane).description}`}
+          description={`${courtOffenseDisplay(selectedReason.reason.offenseCode).description} ${courtReportRouteDescription(selectedReason.reason.lane, selectedReason.standing)}`}
           label={
             <>
               <CodexHint reference={selectedReason.reason.offenseCode}>
@@ -160,6 +163,14 @@ export function CourtReportReview({
         <p>
           Target: {courtLabel(target.type)} · {target.id}
         </p>
+        <p className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+          <span>Respondent:</span>
+          {respondentId ? (
+            <CourtCopyValue label="respondent address" value={respondentId} />
+          ) : (
+            "Not set"
+          )}
+        </p>
         <p>Incident: {formatCourtInstant(incidentStartsAt)}</p>
         <p>
           Incident end:{" "}
diff --git a/src/pages/courts/model/courtPresentation.ts b/src/pages/courts/model/courtPresentation.ts
index 0579e72..13f0226 100644
--- a/src/pages/courts/model/courtPresentation.ts
+++ b/src/pages/courts/model/courtPresentation.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,31 @@ export function courtStandingDisplay(standing: {
   };
 }
 
+export function courtReportLaneChoiceLabel(lane: CourtReportLaneV2Dto): string {
+  if (lane === "correction") return "Correction only";
+  if (lane === "court_report") return "Court review";
+  return courtLaneDisplay(lane).label;
+}
+
+export function courtReportRouteDescription(
+  lane: CourtReportLaneV2Dto,
+  standing: { direct?: boolean; directStanding?: boolean },
+): string {
+  if (lane === "correction") {
+    return "This sends a correction request to the module that owns the record. It does not join a Court trigger or open a case.";
+  }
+  if (lane === "scoped_moderation") {
+    return "This sends the record to the authorized moderation process. It does not join a Court trigger or open a case.";
+  }
+  if (lane === "safety_or_protocol_incident") {
+    return "This sends evidence to the authorized safety or protocol incident process instead of the community Court trigger.";
+  }
+  const direct = standing.direct ?? standing.directStanding ?? false;
+  return direct
+    ? "This enters Court review and can open a case through verified direct standing."
+    : "This enters the private community trigger. A case opens only after the protected reporting threshold is reached.";
+}
+
 export function courtReportProcessContext(
   report: Pick<
     CourtMyReportItemV2Dto,
diff --git a/src/types/api.ts b/src/types/api.ts
index 4566d9f..4653834 100644
--- a/src/types/api.ts
+++ b/src/types/api.ts
@@ -1257,6 +1257,9 @@ export type CourtReportingCapabilityV2Dto =
         basis: "incident_time" | "capture_time_fallback";
         effectiveAt: string;
         capturedAt: string;
+        eligibleGovernorCount: number;
+        communityThreshold: number | null;
+        viewerCountsTowardCommunity: boolean;
       } | null;
     }
   | { status: "unavailable" | "disabled"; reason: string };
@@ -1275,6 +1278,12 @@ export type CourtMyReportItemV2Dto = {
   submittedAt: string | null;
   updatedAt: string;
   caseId: string | null;
+  respondentId: string | null;
+  triggerProgress: {
+    qualifyingReports: number;
+    requiredReports: number;
+    viewerReportCounts: boolean;
+  } | null;
   amendmentDueAt: string | null;
   amendmentDeadlineState: "due" | "overdue" | null;
 };
diff --git a/tests/e2e/courts-v2.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/courts-v2.spec.ts
index 9c6b544..3cae7a7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/courts-v2.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/courts-v2.spec.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ async function installCourtFixtures(
     caseDetails?: Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>;
     caseListDelayMs?: number;
     casesStatus?: "available" | "unavailable";
+    capabilityDirectStanding?: boolean;
+    capabilityPopulation?: {
+      source: string;
+      basis: "incident_time" | "capture_time_fallback";
+      effectiveAt: string;
+      capturedAt: string;
+      eligibleGovernorCount: number;
+      communityThreshold: number | null;
+      viewerCountsTowardCommunity: boolean;
+    } | null;
     commandFailures?: number;
     notificationsStatus?: "available" | "unavailable";
     notifications?: Record<string, unknown>[];
@@ -328,13 +338,13 @@ async function installCourtFixtures(
               reason: { offenseCode: "GOV-03", lane: "court_report" },
               standing: {
                 status: "verified",
-                directStanding: true,
+                directStanding: options.capabilityDirectStanding ?? true,
                 source: "target-owner",
               },
               protectiveReview: { eligible: false },
             },
           ],
-          population: null,
+          population: options.capabilityPopulation ?? null,
         },
       });
       return;
@@ -386,6 +396,7 @@ async function installCourtFixtures(
           amendmentDueAt: null,
           amendmentDeadlineState: null,
           standing: reportStanding,
+          triggerProgress: null,
           policyVersionId: "court-codex-v1",
           immediateProtectionRequested: false,
           triggerKind: null,
@@ -629,9 +640,9 @@ test("report source and URL fingerprints require no technical entry", async ({
     "/app/courts/reports/new?targetType=proposal&targetId=proposal-under-review",
   );
   await expect(page.getByText("Source record secured")).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByLabel("Respondent address")).toHaveValue(
-    "hmrProposalAuthor",
-  );
+  await expect(
+    page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Respondent address" }),
+  ).toHaveValue("hmrProposalAuthor");
   await page
     .getByLabel(
       "Describe what happened, when it happened, and why this reason applies.",
@@ -666,6 +677,30 @@ test("report source and URL fingerprints require no technical entry", async ({
   expect(payload.evidence?.[0]).not.toHaveProperty("digest");
 });
 
+test("community report creation shows the Governor threshold and contribution", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await installCourtFixtures(page, caseRecord, true, {
+    capabilityDirectStanding: false,
+    capabilityPopulation: {
+      source: "vortex-governor-roster:fixture",
+      basis: "capture_time_fallback",
+      effectiveAt: "2026-08-12T10:00:00.000Z",
+      capturedAt: "2026-08-12T10:00:00.000Z",
+      eligibleGovernorCount: 99,
+      communityThreshold: 10,
+      viewerCountsTowardCommunity: false,
+    },
+  });
+  await page.goto(
+    "/app/courts/reports/new?targetType=proposal&targetId=proposal-under-review",
+  );
+  await page.getByLabel("Reason").selectOption("GOV-03:court_report");
+  await expect(page.getByText("10 required", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText(/does not add Governor support/)).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText(/Governor population: 99/)).toBeVisible();
+});
+
 for (const width of [390, 1440]) {
   test(`dense report creation stays readable at ${width}px`, async ({
     page,
@@ -676,9 +711,12 @@ for (const width of [390, 1440]) {
       "/app/courts/reports/new?targetType=proposal&targetId=proposal-under-review&revision=revision-with-a-long-immutable-identifier",
     );
     await page.getByLabel("Reason").selectOption("GOV-03:court_report");
-    await page
-      .getByLabel("Respondent address")
-      .fill("hmrRespondentWithAVeryLongCanonicalAddress111111111111111111");
+    const respondentInput = page.getByRole("textbox", {
+      name: "Respondent address",
+    });
+    await expect(respondentInput).toHaveValue("hmrProposalAuthor");
+    await expect(respondentInput).toHaveAttribute("readonly", "");
+    await expect(page.getByText("1 required", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
     await page
       .getByLabel("Affected address")
       .fill("hmrAffectedWithAVeryLongCanonicalAddress2222222222222222222");
@@ -741,6 +779,15 @@ test("every reporter state has visible next-step guidance", async ({
       submittedAt: "2026-08-01T10:00:00.000Z",
       updatedAt: "2026-08-12T10:00:00.000Z",
       caseId: state === "triggered" ? caseId : null,
+      respondentId: `human-respondent-${index}`,
+      triggerProgress:
+        index % 2 === 0
+          ? {
+              qualifyingReports: 2,
+              requiredReports: 3,
+              viewerReportCounts: true,
+            }
+          : null,
       amendmentDueAt:
         state === "needs_amendment" ? "2026-08-19T10:00:00.000Z" : null,
       amendmentDeadlineState: state === "needs_amendment" ? "due" : null,
@@ -749,6 +796,10 @@ test("every reporter state has visible next-step guidance", async ({
   });
   await page.goto("/app/courts");
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: /My reports 10/ }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByText("2 / 3", { exact: true }).first()).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(
+    page.getByText(/more matching Governor report/).first(),
+  ).toBeVisible();
   for (const label of [
     "Submitted",
     "Needs amendment",
@@ -796,6 +847,12 @@ test("Court collections load and fail independently", async ({ page }) => {
         submittedAt: "2026-08-12T10:00:00.000Z",
         updatedAt: "2026-08-12T10:00:00.000Z",
         caseId: null,
+        respondentId: "human-respondent",
+        triggerProgress: {
+          qualifyingReports: 2,
+          requiredReports: 3,
+          viewerReportCounts: true,
+        },
         amendmentDueAt: null,
         amendmentDeadlineState: null,
         standing: reportStanding,
@@ -837,6 +894,7 @@ test("report actions come from the server projection in amendment state", async
       amendmentDueAt: "2026-08-19T10:00:00.000Z",
       amendmentDeadlineState: "due",
       standing: reportStanding,
+      triggerProgress: null,
       policyVersionId: "court-codex-v1",
       immediateProtectionRequested: false,
       triggerKind: null,
diff --git a/tests/unit/court-presentation.test.ts b/tests/unit/court-presentation.test.ts
index ed6c78c..54306a1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/court-presentation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/court-presentation.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import {
   courtLaneDisplay,
   courtOffenseDisplay,
   courtRemedyLabel,
+  courtReportLaneChoiceLabel,
+  courtReportRouteDescription,
   courtReportStateDisplay,
   courtRemedyExpiry,
   courtEventDisplay,
@@ -129,6 +131,23 @@ test("standing copy separates the referenced legal term from its verification",
   );
 });
 
+test("report route copy distinguishes non-Court routing from Court triggers", () => {
+  assert.equal(courtReportLaneChoiceLabel("correction"), "Correction only");
+  assert.equal(courtReportLaneChoiceLabel("court_report"), "Court review");
+  assert.match(
+    courtReportRouteDescription("correction", { directStanding: false }),
+    /does not join a Court trigger or open a case/,
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    courtReportRouteDescription("court_report", { directStanding: false }),
+    /private community trigger/,
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    courtReportRouteDescription("court_report", { directStanding: true }),
+    /verified direct standing/,
+  );
+});
+
 test("long audit values stay readable while preserving their identifying ends", () => {
   const digest = `sha256:${"a".repeat(64)}`;
   const compact = compactCourtAuditValue(digest);