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Page 3 The bailiff supervisor will be responsible for seeing to it that defendants ..- ~ith additional charges pending, "HOLD" are returned to the Jail after court. In the event a probation officer, DITI co-~dinatOr, mental health worker, or attorney, needs to talk with a defendant who is~ or has been Ordered into the custody of the Sheriff'their conference will be held in the District Court Juryroom just off the courtroom next to the Jurybox before the defendant is taken to the clerk's office. (No conferences in the courtroom!) The defendant will then be returned to the court through the door into the courtroom next to the Jurybox. This apPlies to attorneys also that ~ay want to talk with a4efendant. Attorneys are also officers of the court and are responsible for any defendants that they take into their custody. Bailiffs should, however, not make a practice of releasing defendants in the Sberiffts custody to attorneys due to many cases of defendants not being returned to court in the past and being released by the attorney after the t~ediate charges have been settled~ but pending charges exist against the defendant. The Sheriff is responsible for the defendants ordered into his custody and must exercise reasonable caution in maintaining that custody. COURTRO0~ SEATING AND POSITIONING The Sheriff's bailiffs will follo~ this directive in assuming their positions in the courtroom. It is the opinion of many that only persons in front of the railing should be the Judge, clerks, bailiffs, District Attorney, Defense Attorney, defendants, and witnesses being sworn or confering ~rith the attorneys actively involved in the case being tried. All others sbould be behind the railing. This would lend a much more professional appearance to the proceedings but this change will be left entirely up to the Judges and enforced by the bailiff supervisor. In the case of disruptive individuals in the court audience the bailiff supervisor will i~mediately take action to remove these individuals from the courtroom without having to be told to do so by the presiding judge. It is the bailiff's responsibility to maintain order in the courtroom. Bailiffs will not communicate with anyone in the'courtroom except while in the performance of their duties and will caution all others not to talk while court is in session. Bailiffs will not aC any time prior to, or after court, handle, take custody of, or move to or from the courtroom any clerk of court files, folders, equipment or articles of evidence ordered into tbe custody of the clerk of court.