Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 2 > Subtitle 5 – Courts of General Jurisdiction
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- 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.