A greffier is the
clerk to a
legislature or a
court in some countries where
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
is, or used to be, the language of the legal system.
The word greffe refers to the records kept by the greffier or the department of government under the greffier's management.
Guernsey
In
Guernsey
Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency.
It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
, HM Greffier is the Clerk of the Royal Court whilst the States' Greffier is the Clerk of the legislative assembly known as the States of Deliberation.
Jersey
Since 1931, there have been two Greffiers in
Jersey.
The Judicial Greffier is the clerk or Registrar of the
Royal Court and the other
courts of the Island. The Greffier also carries out some of the administrative functions of the Royal Court, for example registering
doctors.
The Greffier of the States is the clerk and record-keeper for the
States Assembly.
Propositions presented to the States are described as "lodged ''au Greffe''".
France
The greffiers are responsible for the records of the courts.
A judicial document is not valid without a greffier's signature. They also have some responsibilities for evidence.
References
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Guernsey law
Jersey law
French legal terminology