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1. www.britannica.com › topic › judge-lawJudge | Definition, Training, Responsibilities, & Facts ...

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   Oct 27, 2024 · Judge, public official with the authority to preside over legal actions in a court of law. In civil-law countries, judges perform an investigatory role and have a responsibility to uncover the facts. In common-law countries, they act more like referees in a contest between lawyers for the two sides.

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   A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.

3. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleJudiciary in Canada - The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Feb 7, 2006 · Judges are public officers appointed to preside in a court of justice, to interpret and apply the laws of Canada. They are responsible for adjudicating personal, sensitive, delicate, and emotional disputes; and for resolving major social, economic, and political issues that arise within a legal context.

4. www.oed.com › dictionary › judge_njudge, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   OED's earliest evidence for judge is from around 1350, in Psalter. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). judge is a borrowing from French .

5. www.britannica.com › topic › court-lawCourt - Judges, Jurisdiction, Decisions | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Court - Judges, Jurisdiction, Decisions: A court is a complex institution that requires the participation of many people: judges, the parties, their lawyers, witnesses, clerks, bailiffs, probation officers, administrators, and many others, including, in certain types of cases, jurors.

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   Home Politics, Law & Government Law, Crime & Punishment Lawyers, Judges & Jurists. Explore the fact-checked online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos, and images from experts.

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   Who is a judge in a court?

   • Court - Judges, Jurisdiction, Decisions: A court is a complex institution that requires the participation of many people: judges, the parties, their lawyers, witnesses, clerks, bailiffs, probation officers, administrators, and many others, including, in certain types of cases, jurors. Nevertheless, the central figure in any court is the judge.

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   What does a judge do in a court of law?

   • judge, public official vested with the authority to hear, determine, and preside over legal matters brought in a court of law. In jury cases, the judge presides over the selection of the panel and instructs it concerning pertinent law. The judge also may rule on motions made before or during a trial.

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   Is a judge a Justice?

   • For example, justices may insist they are not judges, and judges sometimes correct people who call them justices. These distinctions can be difficult to keep straight. Trial and intermediate appellate court judges in most states and in the federal judicial system are called judges, while those on the highest courts are justices.

   The History, Meaning, and Use of the Words Justice and Judge

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   What does a judge do in Canada?

   • Judges are public officers appointed to preside in a court of justice, to interpret and apply the laws of Canada. They are responsible for adjudicating personal, sensitive, delicate, and emotional disputes; and for resolving major social, economic, and political issues that arise within a legal context.

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   What is a judge in a common law court called?

   • Judges sitting in courts of equity in common law systems (such as judges in the equity courts of Delaware) are called "chancellors". Individuals with judicial responsibilities who report to an executive branch official, rather than being a part of the judiciary, are often called "administrative law judges" (ALJs) in US practice.

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   What is a Supreme Court judge called?

   • The judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the judges of the supreme courts of several US states and other countries are called "justices". Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and Justices of other courts are addressed as "Justice (name)".

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   Aug 20, 2018 · The words justice and judge have similar meanings because they have a common ancestry. They are derived from the same Latin term, jus, which is defined in dictionaries as “right” and “law.”.