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 Supreme Court’s majority said lower courts must now ask whether a fair-minded jurist could disagree with Andrew.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 Jan. 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
In an extraordinary open display of conflict with the White House, the nation’s top jurist warned against seeking to remove judges over disagreements on rulings like the actions taken by District of Columbia Federal Judge James Boasberg restricting Trump’s deportation plans.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Many of these proposals have landed at the feet of Judge Cooper and his fellow jurists in Federal District Court in Washington who have spent the past four years dealing with an exhausting caseload emerging from efforts by Mr. Trump and his supporters to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 Jan. 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
In an extraordinary open display of conflict with the White House, the nation’s top jurist warned against seeking to remove judges over disagreements on rulings like the actions taken by District of Columbia Federal Judge James Boasberg restricting Trump’s deportation plans.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Many of these proposals have landed at the feet of Judge Cooper and his fellow jurists in Federal District Court in Washington who have spent the past four years dealing with an exhausting caseload emerging from efforts by Mr. Trump and his supporters to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurist. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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