bailiff
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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 voters may recognize Sonia Montejano, a former senior deputy in the department’s court services division, as the court bailiff in the television court program “Judge Joe Brown.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Similarly bailiff repossessions were rising again after a dip during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
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
The bailiff knocked at the door to the judge’s chambers, then opened it and said that the sheriff was present on business he wished to keep private.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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