sheriff

noun, Cdn., an appointed official responsible for court administration and trial preparation, the selection of jury panels, the serving of legal documents, and the seizure and sale of property to settle damage claims (COD)

“I was telling them your dad was sheriff of the county at one time.”

“Are there still sheriffs?”
“No. He was the last one.”
“The last one.”
“Now Len Jones does a similar job … but he’s called a bailiff.”

“I don’t know what Tom did when they lived on the Island, but he became a bailiff at one time after they moved into the city. Bailiff or sheriff or some position like that.”