as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts
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Now, as a federal jurist in Manhattan, Judge Ho is facing the Trump administration from the other side of the bench.
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Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Thiel evinced an affinity for the German jurist Carl Schmitt—one of the Nazi luminaries, along with Heidegger, of the anti-liberal counterrevolution.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
The judge presiding over the A$AP Rocky case reacted to the rapper's ongoing trial on Thursday, as the jurist's wife and daughters were also at the courthouse.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Regardless of the partisan affiliation of the individual or of the executive who put them on the bench, all jurists swore the same oath to the Constitution.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Thiel evinced an affinity for the German jurist Carl Schmitt—one of the Nazi luminaries, along with Heidegger, of the anti-liberal counterrevolution.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
The judge presiding over the A$AP Rocky case reacted to the rapper's ongoing trial on Thursday, as the jurist's wife and daughters were also at the courthouse.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Regardless of the partisan affiliation of the individual or of the executive who put them on the bench, all jurists swore the same oath to the Constitution.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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