Bailiff in the United States

A court officer responsible for keeping order in the court. In most local courts, the Bailiff (Judicial Personnel issue) is a member of the Sheriff s Department, assigned to a court to provide a uniformed presence during all proceedings. The Bailiff (Judicial Personnel issue) also has official custody of the jury, which means he or she insures the security of jury deliberations. The Bailiff (Judicial Personnel issue) is usually also responsible for the custody of criminal defendants while they are in court.

Analysis and Relevance

The Bailiff ( U.S.) is a familiar figure in courts. While the Bailiff ( U.S.)s functions are largely ministerial, he or she contributes to the smooth conduct of court business. In addition to keeping order, the Bailiff ( U.S.) also announces the entrance of the judge and often administers the oath to witnesses.

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Definition of Bailiff from the American Law Dictionary, 1991, California

Bailiff Definition

A person to whom some authority, care, guardianship, or jurisdiction is delivered, committed, or intrusted. Spelman. A sheriff’s officer or deputy. 1 Bl. Comm. 344. A magistrate, who formerly administered justice in the parliaments or courts of France, answering to the English sheriffs as mentioned by Bracton. There are still bailiffs of particular towns in England; as, the bailiff of Dover Castle, etc; otherwise, bailiffs are now only officers or stewards, etc.; as bailiffs of liberties, appointed by every lord within his liberty, to serve writs, etc.; bailiffs errant or itinerant, appointed to go about the conntry for the same purpose; sheriff’s bailiffs, sheriff’s ofScers to exetjute Writs; these are also called “bound bailiffs,” because they are usually bound in a bond to the sheriff for the due execution of their ofSce; baillffG , of court baron, to smnmon the court, etc; bailiffs of husbandry, appointed by private piersons to collect their rents and manage their estates; water bailiffs, officers in port towns for searching ships, gathering tolls, etc. Bac. Abr. In Account Render. A person who has by delivery the custody and administration of lands or goods for the benefit of the own, er or bailor, and is liable to render an account thereof. Co. Litt. 271; 2 Leon. 246; Story, Eq. Jur. § 446.

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A person to whom some authority, care, guardianship, or jurisdiction is delivered, committed, or intrusted. Spelman. A sheriff’s officer or deputy. 1 Bl. Comm. 344. A magistrate, who formerly administered justice in the parliaments or courts of France, answering to the English sheriffs as mentioned by Bracton. There are still bailiffs of particular towns in England; as, the bailiff of Dover Castle, etc; otherwise, bailiffs are now only officers or stewards, etc.; as bailiffs of liberties, appointed by every lord within his liberty, to serve writs, etc.; bailiffs errant or itinerant, appointed to go about the conntry for the same purpose; sheriff’s bailiffs, sheriff’s ofScers to exetjute Writs; these are also called “bound bailiffs,” because they are usually bound in a bond to the sheriff for the due execution of their ofSce; baillffG , of court baron, to smnmon the court, etc; bailiffs of husbandry, appointed by private piersons to collect their rents and manage their estates; water bailiffs, officers in port towns for searching ships, gathering tolls, etc. Bac. Abr. In Account Render. A person who has by delivery the custody and administration of lands or goods for the benefit of the own, er or bailor, and is liable to render an account thereof. Co. Litt. 271; 2 Leon. 246; Story, Eq. Jur. § 446.

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