trial judge

collocation in English

meaningsoftrialandjudge

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withjudgeortrial.
trial
noun
uk
/traɪəl/us
/traɪəl/
the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a ...
See more attrial
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 ...
See more atjudge

(Definition oftrialandjudgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftrial judge

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Alleged libellers who were compelled to stand trial did not find a neutral referee in thetrialjudge, and the judge still held formidable power in libel proceedings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The new clause requires thetrialjudgeto state the period in open court.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is thetrialjudgethe best person to decide whether an extended period of treatment is right for an offender?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, questions as to what evidence to call were issues for the prosecution and defence to consider, and for thetrialjudgeto decide.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It has been the custom, also in the past, to have consultation with thetrialjudgebefore a death sentence is commuted.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thetrialjudgehas seen the prisoner and heard his history and any witness to character he may have chosen to call.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Atrialjudgecan always give a certificate that a case is a fit case for appeal.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is a distillation of what has fallen from thetrialjudgeboth during the trial and later in his directions to the jury.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thetrialjudgedoes no more than decide that the case comes within this category.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thetrialjudgeis in a unique position.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What matters is not the sentence that is imposed by thetrialjudgebut the fact of the conviction.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The evidence is put before thetrialjudge, and thetrialjudgedecides.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Fortunately for him, thetrialjudgewas a man of independent mind.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thetrialjudgeheld that they had been properly made.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I intervene just to prevent any criticism of thetrialjudge.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The burden usually falls on the arbitrator or thetrialjudgeto try to bring reality onto the scenes.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is this what thetrialjudgeis supposed to say each and every time he passes sentence?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
When there is political pressure to restrict the independence and the discretion of thetrialjudge, there lies danger.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In some five he settled at a figure lower than the recommendation from thetrialjudge; in the rest the tariff was increased.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The last thing that thetrialjudgewould wish or desire, or allow, would be a re-trail of the old case.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition oftrial
Go to the definition ofjudge
See other collocations withjudge
See other collocations withtrial