There is a railing or bar that seperates the court room from the participants in the trial and the gallery or general public. Lawyers that are authorized to act in court are called 'before the bar.'
A capias is a warrant or writ of detainer issued by a judge or magistrate in order to take someone into custody. "No Capias" could mean several things, but written on a court's docket sheet it would...
Mandate could mean the following: An order from an appellate court directing a lower court to take a specified action - OR - A judicial command directed to an officer of the court to enforce a court...
Court abbreviations, case notations, and 'slang' are not universal from one court system to another. Outside of the fact that it is the standardly used initials of a past-US President, Franklin...