A court clerk or clerk of the court is an occupation whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Traditionally the clerk also was the custodian of the court's seal, which is used to authenticate copies of the court's orders, judgments and other records. Occupation may refer to: the principal activity (job or calling) that earns money for a person (see profession, business) the periods of time following a nations territory invasion by controlling enemy troops (see belligerent occupation) any activity that occupies an important portion of a persons attention (see fan... In computer science, a database record is a description of a single item as stored in a database. ... A court is an official, public forum which a public power establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law. ... Seal on envelope A seal is an impression printed on, embossed upon, or affixed to a document (or any other object) in order to authenticate it, in lieu of or in addition to a signature. ...

In the United States federal court system, the Supreme Court and each District Court, Court of Appeals, and Bankruptcy Court has its own Clerk, appointed by the judges of the court. The Clerk is the custodian of the court's records and also has responsibility for collecting fees and other deposits of money made with the court. No judgment of a U.S. court is effective until it is signed by the clerk and entered on the clerk's records. Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States of America. ...

Most state courts in the US also have a clerk. In some jurisdictions the clerk is appointed by the judges of the court as in the federal system: elsewhere the court may be elected to the office by the voters of the jurisdiction of the court in which the clerk serves.

In a court which is not a court of record, the judge of the court is responsible for keeping the court's records, and is thus deemed to serve as his or her own clerk. In common law jurisdictions, a court of record is a court that keeps permanent records of its proceedings. ...

The court clerk is not to be confused with a Law Clerk, as the former is essentially a secretary for the court, while the latter is an Attorny who assists the Judge in making legal determinations. Jump to: navigation, search A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ...