Under the assignment by court clerk method, who controls the number of defendants set on each docket?

• A. The court clerk.
• B. The judge.
• C. The defense.
• D. The defendant.

Answer: (A)

In the assignment by court clerk method, calendar control rests with the court clerk. This approach treat the clerks as the managers of the court’s schedule, deciding how many defendants to place on each docket to keep the calendar balanced and moving efficiently. The judge may supervise and approve overall proceedings, but the actual number of defendants on a given docket is determined by the clerk as part of administrative calendar management. The defense or the defendant doesn’t set docket size; their role is to participate in the hearings as scheduled. So the court clerk is the one who controls the number of defendants set on each docket.