Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or U.S. common law, or the person who holds such office. Sheriff - Modern usage. Sheriff - Australia. The office of Sheriff was first established in Australia in 1824. This was simultaneous with the appointment of the first Chief Justice of New South Wales. The role of the Sheriff has not been static, nor is it identical in each Australian State. In the past his duties included; executing cou ...

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• Sheriff - Modern usage
• Sheriff - Australia
• Sheriff - Canada
• Sheriff - India
• Sheriff - United Kingdom
• Sheriff - United States
• Sheriff - History
• Sheriff - Famous American Sheriffs
• Sheriff - Fictional American sheriffs
• Sheriff - Other uses

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Sheriff, Sheriff - Modern usage, Sheriff - Australia, Sheriff - Canada, Sheriff - India, Sheriff - United Kingdom, Sheriff - United States, Sheriff - History, Sheriff - Famous American Sheriffs, Sheriff - Fictional American sheriffs, Sheriff - Other uses

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Like the word sheriff itself, the office of sheriff has an interesting history. In Anglo-Saxon England, a reeve was an officer who was appointed by the king to be responsible for the public business of the locality. A high-ranking official, the shire-reeve was the representative of the royal authority in a shire or county. The office of sheriff was continued after the Norman conquest, then known as a viscount. The office eventually returned to the title "Sheriff", and "Viscount" became an inherited title of nobility. The most famous holder of this office was the folkloric Sheriff ...

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Sheriff, Sheriff - History, Sheriff - Modern usage, Sheriff - Australia, Sheriff - Canada, Sheriff - India, Sheriff - United Kingdom, Sheriff - United States, Sheriff - Famous American Sheriffs, Sheriff - Fictional American sheriffs, Sheriff - Other uses

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Sheriff - Australia. The office of Sheriff was first established in Australia in 1824. This was simultaneous with the appointment of the first Chief Justice of New South Wales. The role of the Sheriff has not been static, nor is it identical in each Australian State. In the past his duties included; executing court judgments, acting as a coroner, the transportation of prisoners, managing the gaols, and carrying out executions (through the employment of an anonymous hangman). Currently, the criminal law of no Aust ...

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Sheriff, Sheriff - Modern usage, Sheriff - Australia, Sheriff - Canada, Sheriff - India, Sheriff - United Kingdom, Sheriff - United States, Sheriff - History, Sheriff - Famous American Sheriffs, Sheriff - Fictional American sheriffs, Sheriff - Other uses

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Sheriff - Australia. The office of Sheriff was first established in Australia in 1824. This was simultaneous with the appointment of the first Chief Justice of New South Wales. The role of the Sheriff has not been static, nor is it identical in each Australian State. In the past his duties included; executing court judgments, acting as a coroner, the transportation of prisoners, managing the gaols, and carrying out executions (through the employment of an anonymous hangman). Currently, the criminal law of no Aust ...

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Sheriff, Sheriff - History, Sheriff - Modern usage, Sheriff - Australia, Sheriff - Canada, Sheriff - India, Sheriff - United Kingdom, Sheriff - United States, Sheriff - Famous American Sheriffs, Sheriff - Fictional American sheriffs, Sheriff - Other uses

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The Undersheriff in American law enforcement is the second in charge of an American Sheriff's Office. The position is usually filled from within the force by a career law enforcement officer as opposed to the publicly elected sheriff. The New York City Sheriff's Office has five undersheriffs, each one is responsible for a borough of New York City while the Sheriff acts as High Sheriff. Categories: Titles | Law enforcement | Law enforcement in the Uni

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The United States Marshals Service (sometimes incorrectly spelled "Marshal's Service"), part of the United States Department of Justice, is the United States's oldest federal law enforcement agency. It is the enforcement arm of the federal courts, protecting federal courts and ensuring the effective operation of the judicial system. United States Marshals Service - Duties. The Marshals Service is responsible for providing protection for the federal judiciary, transporting federal prisoners, protecting endan ...

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• United States Marshals Service - Duties
• United States Marshals Service - Organization
• United States Marshals Service - History
• United States Marshals Service - Famous Marshals
• United States Marshals Service - U.S. Marshals in movies

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In 2005, Michael Jackson went to trial on child molestation charges. The alleged victim was a boy, Gavin Arvizo, referred to as "The Accuser." Arvizo was 13 years old at the time of the alleged crimes. Michael Jackson was indicted for conspiracy with five (unindicted) co-conspirators to abduct the accuser, his sister, and his brother, falsely imprison and extort the same children and their mother, and for sexually molesting the accuser. On June 13, 2005, the jury found Jackson not guilty on all charges. 2005 trial of Michael Ja ...

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• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Early events
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Bashir documentary
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Visit to Florida and subsequent stay at Neverland Ranch
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Rebuttal video
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - DCFS interview
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Plans for a trip to Brazil final departure from Neverland
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Mother of accuser seeks legal advice
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department investigation
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Searches
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Miscellaneous allegations
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Gavin Arvizo
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Arrest and investigation
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Grand jury proceedings and indictment
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Alleged co-conspirators
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - The charges
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - The trial
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Alleged prior sexual crimes Evidence Code 1108
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Accuser's mother
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Chris Carter
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Jackson's finances
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Court Dates
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Verdict
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - Allegations of juror misconduct
• 2005 trial of Michael Jackson - After the trial

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The current Sheriff of Nottingham is Councillor Derek Cresswell, Labour Party. The office is considered largely ceremonial, promoting the city in tourism and business. There are interviews with Joan Casson and John Hartshorne both recent sheriffs, describing the role of the present-day Sheriff of Nottingham. ...

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Sheriff of Nottingham, Sheriff of Nottingham - Historical, Sheriff of Nottingham - Present sheriff, Sheriff of Nottingham - The Robin Hood stories, Sheriff of Nottingham - The Sheriff of Nottingham in modern fiction

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The City of London Corporation is the municipal governing body of the City of London. It exercises control only over the City (the "square mile"), and not over Greater London. The City of London Corporation includes the Lord Mayor, the Court of Aldermen, and the Court of Common Council. It does not exercise authority over Middle Temple and Inner Temple, which are enclaves for law schools in the west of the City. The formal name which the City was incorporated by is "Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London"Including:

• Corporation of London - Elections
• Corporation of London - Voters
• Corporation of London - Wards
• Corporation of London - Livery Companies
• Corporation of London - The Court of Aldermen
• Corporation of London - The Court of Common Council
• Corporation of London - The Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs

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Walking Tall is a 1973 semi-biopic of the late Sheriff Buford Pusser, a former professional wrestler-turned lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee. It starred Joe Don Baker as Pusser. The film was directed by Phil Karlson. Pusser, at his wife Pauline's behest, retires from the ring and he moves back to Tennessee to become deputy under his father, Carl Pusser, and then the sheriff of Adamsville, Tennessee. But when he wins election as sheriff of McNairy County, Pusser becomes aware of the rampant corruption and decides to cl ...

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• Walking Tall - Remake
• Walking Tall - Pop culture references

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Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian; cf. bail), a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly. Bailiff - England. The term was first applied in England to the king's officers generally, such as sheriffs, mayors, etc., and more particularly to the chief officer of a hundred. The county within which the sheriff exercises his jurisdi ...

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• Bailiff - Channel Islands
• Bailiff - United States
• Bailiff - Scotland
• Bailiff - France
• Bailiff - Quebec

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B.J. and the Bear was a comedy/adventure television series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. It starred Greg Evigan as B. J. (Billie Joe) McKay, a trucker who traveled the country's highways with his pet chimpanzee, Bear. He was constantly harassed by sheriff Elroy P. Lobo (Claude Akins, who eventually spun off onto his own show, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo). In 1981, when the show returned from hiatus, B.J. had settled down to run Bear Enterprises, a trucking company based in Los Angeles. His opponent w ...

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There has been a Sheriff of Nottingham since 1450, when the two posts were held by William Sadler and Thomas Lyng. The sheriffs at that time may have been responsible for "the delivery of prisoners to the courts, the collection of rents and taxes and generally keeping the ‘King’s Peace’". From 1450 until 1835, the office was shared between two people, one of whom may have been chosen by the Mayor, the other by the town council. The change to a single sheriff was explained by Lincoln city website merely as "Local Government changes" ...

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Sheriff of Nottingham, Sheriff of Nottingham - Historical, Sheriff of Nottingham - Present sheriff, Sheriff of Nottingham - The Robin Hood stories, Sheriff of Nottingham - The Sheriff of Nottingham in modern fiction

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In Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, he is played by Alan Rickman as a villain who takes people's livestock to try and meet his goals, after Robin Hood takes his horse. In the Disney version of Robin Hood , the Sheriff is a fat wolf. He was originally intended to be a stupid goat. The Richard Kluger novel "The Sheriff of Nottingham" gives a positive portrayal of the real-life 13th century sheriff Philip Mark as a good man doing a thankless task. (The same sheriff app ...

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Sheriff of Nottingham, Sheriff of Nottingham - Historical, Sheriff of Nottingham - Present sheriff, Sheriff of Nottingham - The Robin Hood stories, Sheriff of Nottingham - The Sheriff of Nottingham in modern fiction

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There are six Sheriffdoms in Scotland, each with a Sheriff Principal. Within each sheriffdom are sheriff court districts, each with a court presided over by one or more sheriffs. The most senior civil servant in each Court is the Sheriff Clerk and he/she is charged directly with the management of the Court. The Sherriffdoms are Glasgow and Strathkelvin, Grampian, Highland and Islands, Lothian and Borders, North Strathclyde, South Strathclyde, Dumfries an ...

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Sheriff Court, Sheriff Court - Functions and operation, Sheriff Court - Staffing, Sheriff Court - Organisation, Sheriff Court - Relationship to other courts

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A sheriff principal sometimes sits in criminal courts or conducts major fatal accident inquiries. However, a sheriff principal is primarily an appellate judge who sits alone to determine appeals from the decisions of sheriffs in civil matters. An appeal lies from the sheriff principal to the Inner House of the Court of Session and thereafter to the House of Lords. In terms of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 sheriffs principal are charged with a number of duties in respect of the courts for which they are responsible, including in particular a duty “to secure the speedy and efficient disposal ...

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Sheriff Principal, Sheriff Principal - Numbers and amalgamation, Sheriff Principal - Duties, Sheriff Principal - Judicial functions, Sheriff Principal - Order of precedence

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Bailiff - England. The term was first applied in England to the king's officers generally, such as sheriffs, mayors, etc., and more particularly to the chief officer of a hundred. The county within which the sheriff exercises his jurisdiction is still called his bailiwick, while the term bailiff is retained as a title by the chief magistrates of various towns and the keepers of royal castles, as the high bailiff of Westminster, the bailiff of Dover Castle, etc. Under the manorial system, the bailiff, the steward ...

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Bailiff, Bailiff - Great Britain, Bailiff - England, Bailiff - Scotland, Bailiff - Channel Islands, Bailiff - United States, Bailiff - France, Bailiff - Canada, Bailiff - Quebec

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In England and Wales the High Sheriff is the Sovereign's judicial representitive in the county while the Lord Lieutenant is the Sovereign's personal representitive. The post should not be confused with that of Sheriff in Scotland, who is a judge sitting in a Sheriff Court. Responsibilities include the well being and protection of High Court Judges and attending them in Court, acting as the Returning Officer for Parliamentary Elections in county constituencies and the annual appointment of an Under Sheriff. The High Sheriff must also a ...

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High Sheriff, High Sheriff - England and Wales, High Sheriff - United States

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By virtue of an Order of Precedence established by King Edward VII a sheriff principal, in his own sheriffdom, ranks in precedence immediately after the Royal family and the Lord Lieutenant of the County. For that reason sheriffs principal are from time to time expected, and are occasionally commanded, to be present at Royal and other ceremonial functions within their sheriffdoms. ...

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Sheriff Principal, Sheriff Principal - Numbers and amalgamation, Sheriff Principal - Duties, Sheriff Principal - Judicial functions, Sheriff Principal - Order of precedence

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