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The court usher
In larger cases – especially criminal cases – a uniformed court usher takes part. He or she is usually positioned close to the entrance to the courtroom. The court usher assists the court and the other participants with practical tasks during the proceedings. Claims for allowances, reimbursement for expenses, travel expense reports and the like can also in principle be addressed to the court usher.
The court usher takes care of witnesses and shows them to the witness box when they are called. It is also the court usher who helps the Press and the public to find seats. In the rarer cases in which it might become necessary, the court usher may reprimand – or, in accordance with orders from the presiding judge, exclude – members of the public.
As a rule, retired police officers serve as court ushers in the Frostating Court of Appeal.
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