distinguished judge

collocation in English

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distinguished
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/us
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/
used to describe a respected and admired person, or ...
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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 ofdistinguishedandjudgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is presided over by adistinguishedjudge.
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Thedistinguishedjudgesaid that he had been urged by some to, "send a signal which would assist the peace process", by recommending repeal.
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Of course thedistinguishedjudgeand the person connected with the immigration appeals system will have great expertise.
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Anotherdistinguishedjudgesat for 207 days, and he was absent on account of illness for sixty-six days.
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It has been suggested that adistinguishedjudgewould serve the purpose.
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It is true to say that, perhaps because it is difficult to re-formulate the intent, thedistinguishedjudgedid not seek to do so.
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He was a mostdistinguishedjudgewho gave a great deal of time to producing his extremely significant report.
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He is adistinguishedjudge, whose appointment was greeted with acclamation.
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These men will be hauled in front of adistinguishedjudge.
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Adistinguishedjudgesaid a few years ago that a criminal case tried itself.
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Onedistinguishedjudgerecently was actually convicted of a criminal offence—only a road traffic offence, but a serious one of its kind—and did not resign.
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The fact that the commissioner may well be adistinguishedjudgedoes not absolve him from giving a reason for decisions.
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I ask him this question as he is a mostdistinguishedjudge.
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It is to be presided over by adistinguishedjudge.
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Can he not understand that an authoritative answer to that question can be given only by an independent, sovereign inquiry headed by adistinguishedjudge?
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Is not this a case where somedistinguishedjudgeshould go out to carry out the investigation?
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You may take, for example, the instance of a verydistinguishedjudge, who constantly does sit.
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This was pointed out by adistinguishedjudgein another place.
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At present, adistinguishedjudgeis looking at the question—no law is involved—of police pay and conditions.
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I also disliked it because it largely ignored the recommendations of an extremelydistinguishedjudge.
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