head judge
Lead competition evaluator
The head judge is the presiding official in a competition or judicial panel, responsible for final rulings and overseeing other judges.
In contexts like debate tournaments, figure skating, or cooking competitions, the head judge resolves disputes and ensures consistent standards: The head judge's score broke the tie.
In some legal systems, equivalent to chief judge or presiding justice.
- presidingLeading a formal gathering
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- final sayUltimate deciding authority
- arbiterOne who settles disputes
- benchShared seating surface
gavel · ruling · panel · competition · scorecard · tie breaker · verdict · deliberation · robes · authority · casting vote · final · decision · courtroom · tribunal · adjudicator · referee · umpire
- sports judgesreferee, umpire
- Surfingsurfboards, surfboard, longboards, shortboards, longboard
- judgesmagistrate, magistrates, jurist, chief justice, justice of the peace
- Powerliftingbench press, squat, deadlift, total, meet
head judgecontestant
Competition participant
competitor · participant · defendant · performer · examinee
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