#judge__justice__jurist__magistrate a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice
supertype: #functionary #adjudicator
instance: #Samson
subtype: #chief_justice__chiefjustice the judge who presides over a supreme court
instance: #John_Marshall__Marshall #Roger_Brooke_Taney__Taney__Roger_Taney
subtype: #Daniel a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare
subtype: #doge formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
subtype: #justice_of_the_peace a local magistrate with limited powers
subtype: #justiciar__justiciary (British) formerly a high judicial officer
subtype: #ordinary.judge a judge of a probate court
subtype: #praetor__pretor an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
subtype: #recorder (British) a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs
subtype: #stipendiary_magistrate__stipendiarymagistrate__stipendiary (British) paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases
subtype: #trial_judge__trialjudge a judge in a trial court
subtype: #trier one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
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