01:202:204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Plea Bargain, Judicial Nominating Commission
7 Jul 2020
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Going rate - term describing how similar cases have been settled by a given set of judges, prosecutors, and attorneys. Clerk of the court - the primary administrative officer of each court who manages nonjudicial functions. Court reporter - court officer who records and transcribes an official verbatim record of the legal proceedings of the court. Court administrator - officer responsible for the mechanical necessities of the court, such as scheduling courtrooms, managing case flow, administering personnel, procuring furniture, and preparing budgets. Bail agent - employee of a private, for-profit company that provides money for subjects to be released from jail; also called a bondsman. Child advocate - officer appointed by the court to protect the interests of the child and to act as a liaison among the child, the child"s family, the court, and any other agency involved with the child. Disposition - the final determination of a case or other matter by a court or other judicial entity.
