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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The suggestion that Democrats were taking cues from that infamous Nazi jurist was pure projection — a sign, in retrospect, of how Vance himself would behave in office.
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Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
So Edgardo set about knocking on doors, spending years meeting lawyers, jurists and presidents, joining a wider movement by campaigners to change the law.
—Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The Supreme Court’s majority said lower courts must now ask whether a fair-minded jurist could disagree with Andrew.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Led by Chairman Joe Biden, the hearings descended into a farcical attack on the most distinguished jurist of his time.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
So Edgardo set about knocking on doors, spending years meeting lawyers, jurists and presidents, joining a wider movement by campaigners to change the law.
—Betiana Fernández Martino, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The Supreme Court’s majority said lower courts must now ask whether a fair-minded jurist could disagree with Andrew.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Led by Chairman Joe Biden, the hearings descended into a farcical attack on the most distinguished jurist of his time.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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