What is JUDGE?

A public oflicer, appointed to preside and to administer the law in a court of justice; the chief member of a court, and charged with the control of proceedings and the decision of questions of law or discre- tion. Todd v. U. S

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Related Legal Terms

FEDERAL JUDGE, TRIAL JUDGE, CHIEF JUDGE, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, DISTRICT JUDGE, JUDGE, PROBATE JUDGE, CIRCUIT JUDGE, JUDGE PRO TEMPORE A, JUDGE ADVOCATE


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