Barrister and Judge

Barrister

Barrister noun - A British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution.

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Judge and barrister are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Judge" instead a noun "Barrister".

Judge noun - A person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy.

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Barrister and judge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barrister" instead a noun "Judge".

good	good barrister	good judge
female	female barrister	female judge
best	best barrister	best judge
eccentric	eccentric barrister	eccentric judge
Other adjectives: honest, corrupt, actual, black, famous, retired, titular.

Judge Deed is sleeping with a pretty barrister, has a barrister for an ex-wife AND a barrister for a daughter (eventually).

Source: Hollywood Law
One of the most famous examples was the Baltimore Orioles of the 1960s, where Frank Robinson was appointed the team judge and went so far as to wear a barrister wig during the proceedings.

Source: Kangaroo Court
Robert Rinder (himself an experienced defence barrister; he's never actually been a judge, something he freely admits) presides over the sort of cases that Judith Sheindlin does; dodgy cars, dodgy wedding photos and other consumer stuff like that.

Source: Series / Judge Rinder

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