Editing Old Bailey (section)

== Civic role ==
[[File:Old Bailey entrance.JPG|thumb|Entrance to the original block of the Old Bailey, now only used for ceremonial purposes]]
The court house originated as part of the [[City of London]]'s borough judicial system, and it remains so. The Recorder and the Common Serjeant are city officers, and the Recorder is a member of the Common Council because he is also a member of the [[Court of Aldermen]]. The city's sheriffs and the Lord Mayor are justices there, but their jurisdiction is now nominal. The sheriffs are resident with the senior judges in the complex. Court 1 has benches set aside for the committee of [[City Bridge Foundation]], the owner of the building.<ref name=cbtabout>{{cite web | url = http://www.citybridgetrust.org.uk/CBT/ | title = City Bridge Trust – About Us | publisher = City Bridge Trust | access-date = 2011-08-24 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927175523/http://www.citybridgetrust.org.uk/cbt/ | archive-date = 2011-09-27 }}</ref>