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 judge was celebrated as an-almost Supreme Court jurist until a scandal wrecked that possibility.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
The Florida jurist, who delivered several Trump-friendly rulings in the classified documents case, ordered the Department of Justice to keep the report sealed until an appeals court can assess objections to its release lodged by Trump and two co-defendants.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
An elder brother, Spiros Simitis, became a leading jurist specializing in data protection in Germany.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Donald Trumps Gets Sentencing Date For Hush Money Case
By Sonam Sheth
Evening Politics Editor
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President-elect Donald Trump vented late Friday about a New York jurist who scheduled Trump's sentencing in his hush-money case for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
The Florida jurist, who delivered several Trump-friendly rulings in the classified documents case, ordered the Department of Justice to keep the report sealed until an appeals court can assess objections to its release lodged by Trump and two co-defendants.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
An elder brother, Spiros Simitis, became a leading jurist specializing in data protection in Germany.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Donald Trumps Gets Sentencing Date For Hush Money Case
By Sonam Sheth
Evening Politics Editor
62
President-elect Donald Trump vented late Friday about a New York jurist who scheduled Trump's sentencing in his hush-money case for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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