bailiff

Example Sentences

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“The bailiff has indicated that the Sheriff’s Department will take it on a day by day basis, so hopefully he will be cleared tomorrow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

McKillen’s lawyers told the Irish Times that their client “vigorously denies any violence or any wrongdoing” against the bailiff and claimed the allegations against him were “false.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

"All the way through all of this, I keep having phone calls from the alleged bailiff wanting me to tell him that I had sent the money," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

The former deputy, Ben Fields, was Stines' successor as bailiff.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

Every once in a while the bailiff barks at someone in the seats who has been talking while court was in session.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater