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<P>There is no general term for courtroom officer, only specific titles for officials with specific responsiblities.
<P>In the British and US court systems, the <STRONG>judge</STRONG> is the chief courtroom officer. There are several other specific courtroom officers: the <STRONG>court recorder or reporter</STRONG>, the <STRONG>court registrar</STRONG>, and the <STRONG>clerk of the court (bench clerk)</STRONG>. In some jurisdictions, the <STRONG>sheriff or marshal</STRONG> is a court officer. Police officers assigned to maintain order and security in a courtroom are usually called <STRONG>bailiffs</STRONG>.
<P>Technically, anyone providing a service to a court session is a designated court officer with legal responsibility to uphold the law to the best of their ability. This includes prosecutors, attorneys, witnesses, bail bondspersons, translators and jury members.
<P>The only persons in a courtroom who are not technically courtroom officers are defendants, plaintiffs, and the audience.</P>
Baliff
A jury box is typically located in a courtroom and is where the jury members sit during a trial. The purpose of the jury box is to provide a place for the jury to observe the proceedings and make decisions based on the evidence presented in court.
In a courtroom, you would typically find a judge presiding over the proceedings, lawyers representing the parties involved, court reporters transcribing the dialogue, bailiffs maintaining order, and sometimes jurors or witnesses giving testimony.
The judge ensured justice was served in the courtroom.
Children typically sit in the gallery section of the courtroom, which is where the public sits. They are not involved in the court proceedings unless they are called as a witness. Sitting in the gallery allows children to observe the legal process and learn about courtroom etiquette.
Official is another word for officer. Additional synonyms include deputy, executive, lawman, officeholder, policeman and representative.
Rookie
Chief Executive Officer
In most states the police officer that tends to the court room is a deputy sheriff. They are called bailiffs.
Maintenance Officer
Yes, however, a judge can ban anyone he or she chooses to from the courtroom.
I don't think there are "peace officers in Florida. I believe peace officer is another word for police officer.
You stand whenever the balliff or court officer tells you to. Usually this is done when the Judge enters and leaves the courtroom.
The word "mention" has no particular legal meaning. It means the same as it always does.
"pixillated"
The jury slowly filed into the once-empty courtroom.
He was refused admittance to the club.His admittance was a shock to the courtroom.