County Court bailiffs are employees of Her Majesty's Courts & Tribunals Service and are responsible for enforcing orders of the County Court by recovering money owed under County Court judgments.
The bailiff is the chief justice in each of the Channel Island bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey, also serving as president of the legislature and having ceremonial and executive functions.
A bailiff was a high official in the Knights Hospitaller who directed one of its bailiwicks abroad or one of the national associations at its headquarters.
Der Titel Oberamtmann bezeichnet eine höhere Verwaltungsperson, die in verschiedenen deutschsprachigen Ländern einem Oberamt, einer höheren Verwaltungsbehörde, vorstand bzw. vorsteht.
A bailiff was the king's administrative representative during the ancien régime in northern France, where the bailiff was responsible for the application of justice and control of the administration and local finances in his bailiwick.
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