jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

mufti - a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law

Bentham, Jeremy Bentham - English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Holmes - United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)

Charles Evans Hughes, Hughes - United States jurist who served on the Supreme Court (1862-1948)

Jay, John Jay - United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)

John Marshall, Marshall - United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)

Rehnquist, William Hubbs Rehnquist, William Rehnquist - United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)

Harlan Fiske Stone, Stone - United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice (1872-1946)

Frederick Moore Vinson, Vinson - United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court (1890-1953)

Earl Warren, Warren - United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)

adjudicator - a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

chief justice - the judge who presides over a supreme court

Daniel - a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare

doge - formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

justice of the peace - a local magistrate with limited powers

justiciar, justiciary - formerly a high judicial officer

functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

ordinary - a judge of a probate court

praetor, pretor - an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic

qadi - an Islamic judge

recorder - a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs

stipendiary, stipendiary magistrate - paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases

trial judge - a judge in a trial court

trier - one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case

Samson - (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah