Standing upright before the court (5)
I believe the answer is:
erect
'standing upright' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'before the court' is the wordplay.
'before' becomes 'ere' (poetic term for 'before').
'the court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
'ere'+'ct'='ERECT'
(Other definitions for erect that I've seen before include "Build - straight up" , "Crete (anag)" , "Unbowed" , "Build, set up" , "Build, put up" .)