senior judge

collocation in English

meaningsofseniorandjudge

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senior
adjective
uk
/ˈsiː.ni.ər/us
/ˈsiː.njɚ/
high or higher ...
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judge
noun[C]
uk
/dʒʌdʒ/us
/dʒʌdʒ/
a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on ...
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(Definition ofseniorandjudgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In addition, aseniorjudgewill be appointed as a commissioner and empowered to investigate complaints about the improper use of the power.
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He needs the sort of mind that a top civil servant or aseniorjudgehas.
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Will aseniorjudgeor senior magistrate be appointed?
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The commissioner is aseniorjudge, past or present.
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I remember a comment made by the common serjeant, theseniorjudgeat the central criminal court.
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In practice, theseniorjudgemakes the decision.
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Such a body could also play a role in the investigation of misbehaviour or incompetence that is required before the removal of anyseniorjudge.
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The appeal principle is that there should be a proper review by aseniorjudge, better qualified and more experienced, who can truly review.
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The designatedseniorjudgewill have a managerial and an advice and mentoring role.
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In addition, the interception commissioner, aseniorjudge, keeps all the arrangements under continuing review and has access to all material.
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The tribunal would be chaired by aseniorjudgewith judicial powers to force witnesses to attend on oath and require the production of documents.
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But also, in the words of his own press office, he is "the mostseniorjudge" in the judicial system.
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It has its own appellate procedure, with an appeal panel invariably chaired by a formerseniorjudgeof high standing.
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It takes 30 years to be aseniorjudge.
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That is why we are providing a right of appeal to aseniorjudgeagainst decisions by magistrates that they should hear a case.
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The learned judge—a veryseniorjudgefor whom we all have the greatest respect—could be provided with another regular court in the building.
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Aseniorjudgewas in charge and its general set-up was similar.
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He also said that he had been threatened by aseniorjudgewhen he gave support to a grieving family who were seeking justice.
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However, there is the safeguard, if that is the right way to express it, that there must be the concurrence of anotherseniorjudge.
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Almost by definition, an interlocutory judge will not necessarily have the qualifications and training of a moreseniorjudge.
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