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judgePublic official vested with the authority to hear, determine, and preside over legal matters brought in court. In jury cases, the judge presides over the selection of the panel and instructs it concerning pertinent law. The judge may also rule on motions made before or during a trial. In the U.S., judges are elected or appointed. Most federal judges are appointed for life by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The highest-ranking judge in the U.S. legal system is the chief justice of the Supreme Court. See also judgment, judiciary, magistrate's court, Missouri Plan. judge a leader of the peoples of Israel from Joshua's death to the accession of Saul How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Jackson is not the first judicial officer from the Antelope Valley to serve on the appellate court. The Constitution protects property owners not by giving them license to engage the police in a debate over the basis of the warrant, but by interposing, ex ante, the 'deliberate impartial judgment of the judicial officer . 3) The exceptions allow law enforcement officers to bypass the procedures of obtaining a warrant from a judicial officer when there is a determination that a significant government interest in searching without a warrant outweighs the interests of the individual. |
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