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Common collocations with judge in American Collocation

judge noun countable

US /dʒʌdʒ/

important

distinguished
eminent

Britain’s most eminent judges have warned politicians that they will fight for their independence.

experienced

experienced

He is one of the most experienced judges dealing with criminal cases in England and Wales.

senior

senior

A senior judge has described the treatment of the prisoners as ‘monstrous’.

highest in authority

chief

He is a former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

not elected

unelected

Law in Britain is not just made by Parliament; it is also made by unelected judges.

in charge of a trial

presiding
trial

He refused to answer questions put to him by the presiding judge.

make a decision about something

conclude
decide
find
hold
rule

The judges ruled that Mr Khan had not been given an adequate opportunity to respond to the allegations against him.

be in charge

hear
preside (over)
sit

Mr Justice Johnson, the judge who is presiding over the appeal, has asked for further medical opinion.

She told reporters that she believed the judge who was sitting in the case had ignored important defence evidence.

not agree to something

refuse
reject

The judge had refused her application to have her case dealt with by arbitration.

accept something

accept
admit
agree
allow

The judge accepted that the firm took its tax obligations seriously.

allow something to be done

grant

On 11 August 1997 a judge granted the extradition of all three men.

state officially that something is wrong

dismiss
overrule
overturn
quash

A judge later dismissed the charges for lack of evidence.

order someone to do something

direct
order

The trial judge directed the jury that they should acquit the defendant.

officially state what someone’s punishment will be

sentence

The Virginia circuit judge has sentenced him to nine years in jail.

give a summary of the evidence in a case

sum up

After the prosecution and defence had been completed, the judge summed up the case for the jury.

state officially that something is right

uphold

The judges upheld the verdict of the original jury.

officially decide to give someone something

award

The judge awarded £200,000 to each claimant.

consider something

consider

The judge considered the submissions that had been made to him.

appear
come
go

The boys appeared before the judge after spending a night in jail.