Talk:Officer of the court

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Attorney is listed twice -- where should it go? NickdelaG 12:56, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If solicitors are officers of the court, surely barristers are too. http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/advice/practice-notes/criminal-procedure-rules-2011/#cpr31 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.240.241.152 (talk) 00:39, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As a matter of fact they aren't. Lots of people (including the parties and expert witnesses) have duties to the court, barristers are no exception to that. But most people aren't *officers* of the court which is quite a different matter. The roll of solicitors was maintained by the Master of the Rolls and solicitors were referred to as solicitors of the supreme court (subsequently "the senior courts"). None of those things are true of barristers. We aren't officers of the court and we have never been. The court might entrust a solicitor with various responsibilities (such as supervising an Anton Piller order) but would never do so for a barrister for exactly that reason. Francis Davey (talk) 12:04, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The first paragraph is rather hard to read and should be rewritten to be easier to understand. RJFJR (talk) 23:11, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It is unclear why there is a distinction between "court officer" and "officer of the court." The American Bar Association lists all individuals who are sworn to an oath before the court as "officers of the court," including the judge, court clerks, bailiffs, and court reporters: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/court_officers/

Also, the New York Rules of Professional Conduct describe attorneys as "officers of the court": https://www.nycourts.gov/ad3/AGC/Forms/Rules/Rules%20of%20Professional%20Conduct%2022NYCRR%20Part%201200.pdf (pages 144 to 154 of the PDF). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.142.254.42 (talk) 22:44, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

An officer who 103.210.48.201 (talk) 16:25, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]