Office of the High Court - the Central Office

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The Central Office

• provides administrative support to the judges and to the Master of the High Court
• processes family and civil law proceedings from initiation to completion
• issues orders of the High Court and the Supreme Court
• circulates written judgements delivered by judges of the High Court
• enters default judgements,
• deals with the registration of judgements of the High Court, Circuit Court and District Court,
• issues execution orders, orders for committal and orders for possession,
• deals with the enrollment of certain legal instruments including deeds poll (whereby a person can change his/her name), powers of attorney and bills of sale
• issues subpoenas to compel witnesses to attend at trial
• employs Court Registrars to prepare and manage court lists, sit in court with the judge and draw up the formal orders made by the court