§ 2-501 Employees of court
§ 2-502 Recordation, etc., of certain dockets and records
§ 2-503 Grand jury reporter
§ 2-504 Compensation of clerk
§ 2-504.1 Annual budget submitted by clerks
§ 2-505 Personnel in clerk’s office
§ 2-506 Minimum workweek for deputies and employees of clerk
§ 2-507 Compensation of bailiff and crier
§ 2-508 Office of Calendar Management of the Circuit Court in Prince George’s County
§ 2-509 Director of Assignments of the Circuit Court
§ 2-510 Pension and retirement benefits for certain transferred employees of Anne Arundel County Domestic Relations Circuit Court
§ 2-511 State payment for interpreter services
§ 2-512 Funding of law clerks

Terms Used In Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 2 > Subtitle 5 - Courts of General Jurisdiction

  • Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Law clerk: Assist judges with research and drafting of opinions.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.