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Bailiff
Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. bail); a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly.
A Court Bailiff and His Ties
"The eccentric tie of a Dallas County bailiff is tucked away after ordered by judge," is the post on the Dallas Morning News' Crime Blog, this morning...
New Twist On Corruption: Bailiff Tampering
We've all heard of jury tampering, even bribery of judges. This though is a first for me - bailiff tampering, brought to us from Cincinnati via John Wesley Hall's Law of Criminal Defense Blog...
"Judge Elizabeth Halverson courts trouble in Las Vegas; Her ex-bailiff, for example, has testified that she treated him like a houseboy; She has been suspended; an April hearing could remove her permanently"
"Judge Elizabeth Halverson courts trouble in Las Vegas; Her ex-bailiff, for example, has testified that she treated him like a houseboy; She has been suspended; an April hearing could remove her permanently": This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.
Fat-Ass Nutcase Las Vegas Nevada Judge Elizabeth Halverson With Bodyguards Returns To The Spotlight - Treated Former Bailiff Like A Houseboy, Getting Massages, Covered Up At Naptime, Filling Oxygen Tank, Putting On Her Shoes
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen...
Miami County Ohio Judges Elizabeth Gutmann And Mel Kemmer To Meet With State Supreme Court Judge Over Squabble - Judge Wearing Gun After Being Threatened By Former Bailiff Scott Niesley
MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO — Two judges in Miami County Municipal Court, at odds over a bailiff, will meet soon with the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court to talk about their differences...















