senior judge
Court's ranking jurist
A senior judge is a judge who has met certain age and service requirements and chosen semi-retired status, typically handling a reduced caseload while remaining available to hear cases.
In the U.S. federal system, senior judges retain their title and salary but free up seats for new appointments: The case was assigned to a senior judge.
- chief justicePresiding judge, highest court
- high courtSuperior judicial body
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- benchShared seating surface
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
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senior judgejunior associate
Lowest-ranking lawyer at firm
law clerk · court clerk · legal intern · paralegal · bailiff
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