The Law Society's Geoff Adlam highlights one court story when a gavel was used, saying in jest the story must be American, because gavels aren't used in New Zealand Courts.

Magistrate Daniel Chris Cook was preparing to bring his court to order when he reached for his gavel - the little hammer judges like to use to assert their authority - to find it had been lifted.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon has never lifted his gavel – even while presiding over rap mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs‘ spirited gun trial in 2001.. Solomon has fashioned his own ...

Nevin A. Fritzinger, 83, rapped a gavel to open and close court for the last time yesterday before retiring after 13 years as court crier for Lehigh County Judge Maxwell E. Davison. He said, &#8220… ...