Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 33 > Article 29 > Chapter 1 - Provisions Concerning Standard Superior Courts

• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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,
• Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• 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).