trial judge
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈtraɪəl dʒʌdʒ/
- Formal
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juez de primera instancia
- The trial judge listened carefully to both sides before making a ruling on the case.
- the trial judge's order
- federal trial judge
- power of trial judges
The same trial judge in both cases.
- The same trial judge in both cases.
- I would go one step farther because that opinion also said that and excoriated the then trial judge who's no longer on the bench in New York.
Examples
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As a result, all evidence is before the court, with the probative value being left for the trial judge.
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No trial judge likes his rulings overturned.
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The court feels very clearly and strongly that the trial judge made an error.
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And when the trial judge found out the truth, she was appalled.
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Let's just let a trial judge decide what evidence is admissible.
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The trial judge decertified the class, and that decision is being appealed.
Academic text (2010) -
Here, the trial judge's instructions match the reliance measure.
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Despite the original trial judge's declaration of Atkins' innocence, he has not been able to receive compensation from the state.
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Ultimately, the trial judge would apply this varied and flexible body of nuisance precedents to determine each case.
Academic text (1994) -
Presiding as the trial judge was the U.S. Supreme Court's own Hamlet-like figure, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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7.2
A local official who hears small legal cases and decides on minor crimes or disputes
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8.7
A person like a judge or jury who decides what happened in a legal case
A judge or court with power to hear and decide criminal cases
A person who listens and decides who is right in a dispute or competition
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'trial' specifies the type/setting and 'judge' names the official, so 'trial judge' plainly means a judge who presides over a trial. This modifier + head pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun trial judge comes from the simple picture of a judge sitting in court during a trial, listening to witnesses and making decisions. So it means the judge who runs the trial and 'decides' the case.