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bailiff

[bey-lif] / ˈbeɪ lɪf /


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Questioned by Hedrick in a 2016 hearing, Baumgartner’s longtime bailiff explained that during Leath’s trial she had taken to reaching back to slam the door behind her to rouse the judge from his sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Some of the people who worked with Ferguson — including his bailiff and his clerk — took the witness stand to say he was a “peaceful” person.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

Doorbell camera footage shows Rachel telling the bailiff the fines were being challenged and showing him her completed online forms.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Stines, elected sheriff in 2019, had previously served as a bailiff for Mullins in the southeastern Kentucky town of Whitesburg.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

I tried hard to remain composed as we sat in stony silence while I waited for the bailiff to call my name.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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