court officers

Courtroom personnel present

Court officers are personnel who maintain order and security in a courtroom.

They escort defendants, protect judges and jurors, enforce courtroom rules, and carry out a judge's directives.

The term may also refer more broadly to any official serving a court's administrative functions: The court officer called the next case.

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