district judge
Federal trial arbiter
A district judge is a judge who presides over a district court—a trial-level court with jurisdiction over a specific geographic area.
In the U.S. federal system, district judges handle civil and criminal cases at the first level of federal jurisdiction: The district judge ruled the evidence inadmissible.
State and local court systems also use the term, though jurisdiction and authority vary by state.
- federal benchNational-level court system
- judicial appointmentSelecting someone for court
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- plea dealNegotiated criminal case resolution
- law clerkAttorney's or judge's assistant
federal court · ruling · trial court · superior court · judicial discretion · federal jurisdiction · state jurisdiction · due process · plea bargaining · bail hearing · state court · case management · motion to dismiss · court order · contempt of court · gavel · civil case · criminal case
- British lawEnglish law, Scottish law, barrister, solicitor, Crown Court
- British legalbarrister, solicitor, QC, KC, defence counsel
- court personnelbailiff, court reporter, court clerk, law clerk, court interpreter
- judgesmagistrate, magistrates, jurist, chief justice, justice of the peace
- Judicial Appointmentsjudicial nominee, nomination, nominee, confirmation hearing, confirmation vote
- judiciaryjustices, magistrates, chief justice, supreme courts, judicial appointments
district judgelitigant
Party in lawsuit
defendant · plaintiff · prosecutor · defense attorney · trial lawyer
district, judge, districts, districting, judges, judged, judging, judgment, judgement