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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All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court — one at the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting and elections.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The Bonhoeffers constituted a long line of pastors, doctors, scientists, and jurists.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The integrity of our system of justice and the judicial system is based on the trust that people place in the jurists that populate that branch, the third branch of government.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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The judge also sentenced him to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine against him — the maximum fine allowable.—
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An interpreter translated the judge's comments for Nino-Moncada.—
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The attorneys general are asking the court for a temporary restraining order to restore funding while the case proceeds.—
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His administration’s agenda has tugged the law to its limits on several occasions, and is currently undergoing multiple court battles on issues ranging from immigration to tariffs.—
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurist. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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