Government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts. Other judicial officers in the U.S. courts system are Supreme Court justices.
State Law
Alaska
means a judge of the court of appeals, a superior court judge, or a district court judge Alaska Statutes 22.25.900
California
means the administrative law judge presiding over the dismissal or suspension hearing California Education Code 44990
Delaware
means any judge of any court as herein defined Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 4302
means judge of elections Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
Florida
means a person licensed by the commission who evaluates and scores a match using a designated scoring system Florida Statutes 548.002
means the circuit judge exercising jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter Florida Statutes 985.03, Florida Statutes 984.03, Florida Statutes 39.01
Hawaii
means any judge of the family court or per diem judge appointed by the chief justice as provided in section 604-2 Hawaii Revised Statutes 560:5-601
means any judge of the family court or per diem judge appointed by the chief justice as provided in section 604-2 Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
means judge of the family court Hawaii Revised Statutes 571-2
Idaho
means a district judge or a magistrate Idaho Code 20-502
means an individual other than a referee who shall have a vote in determining the winner of any contest Idaho Code 54-402
Indiana
has the meaning set forth in IC 33-38-12-3 Indiana Code 33-23-13-1
means a judge of a superior or probate court Indiana Code 33-38-14-4
means a judge of the court of appeals Indiana Code 33-38-13-4
means a judge of the court of appeals, the tax court, or a circuit, superior, county, small claims, or probate court, city court, or town court Indiana Code 33-23-11-7
means a person who serves or has served as a regular judge or justice of one (1) or more of the following courts:

Indiana Code 33-38-6-7
means an individual who holds or formerly held office as:

Indiana Code 36-1-8.5-3
means an individual who holds or formerly held one (1) of the following offices or appointments:

Indiana Code 33-38-12-3
means an officer authorized by law to sit as a court Indiana Code 9-30-3-3
means the judge of a small claims court established under this chapter unless otherwise indicated Indiana Code 33-34-1-1
Iowa
means the judge of a juvenile court Iowa Code 232.2
Kansas
means member or members or representative or representatives of a court conducting a trial or hearing at which evidence is introduced Kansas Statutes 60-401
Kentucky
means any judge or justice of the Court of Justice or a trial commissioner of the District Court acting under authority of SCR 5 Kentucky Statutes 202A.011, Kentucky Statutes 202B.010
means the judge who found the respondent incompetent to stand trial in the criminal proceeding from which the petition for involuntary commitment arose Kentucky Statutes 202C.010
means , with reference to intimidating a participant in the legal process, any current justice or judge of the Court of Justice, a trial commissioner of the Court of Justice, and any person serving as a judge at a trial or judicial proceeding of or authorized by the Court of Justice Kentucky Statutes 524.010
Louisiana
means the senior judge of a judicial district court of the state, any judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, or a judge designated by a majority vote of the court in writing in advance to consider applications for warrants or orders under this Chapter Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1302
Maine
means a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or the Superior Court, any Judge of the District Court, any Administrative Court Judge or any Associate Administrative Court Judge who is actively serving as of December 1, 1984, or who is appointed subsequent to December 1, 1984, but does not include Active Retired Judges Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201
means any Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or the Superior Court and any Judge of the District Court who retired prior to December 1, 1984, and includes Active Retired Judges who retired prior to December 1, 1984 Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1401
Michigan
means a judge of the district court, the circuit court, or the recorder’s court of the city of Detroit, who has converted a portion of his or her state salary standardization payment as an addition to his or her state base salary under section 14a or 14c of Act No Michigan Laws 38.841
Montana
means a person who is vested by law with the power to perform judicial functions Montana Code 46-1-202
means :

(a)a municipal court judge;

(b)a justice of the peace; or

(c)a city judge Montana Code 3-1-1501
New Jersey
means any judge of the Superior Court, the Tax Court or a municipal court New Jersey Statutes 2B:2A-1
New York
shall mean a judge of the family court of any county in the state N.Y. Domestic Relations Law 109
when used in this article shall apply equally to a county judge of the county within which the assignment is recorded and to justices of the supreme court, and the term “court” when used in this article shall, in like manner, apply to the county court of such county and to the supreme court N.Y. Debtor and Creditor Law 2
North Carolina
means a resident judge of the superior court in the district where the cause is pending, or special judge residing in said district, or a judge of the superior court assigned to hold the courts of said district or an emergency? or special judge holding court in the county where the cause? is pending North Carolina General Statutes 40A-2
means any judge of the trial divisions of the General Court of Justice North Carolina General Statutes 15A-286
shall mean any justice or judge of the General Court of Justice and the administrative officer of the courts North Carolina General Statutes 135-53
Oregon
means a person licensed by the Superintendent of State Police who is at cageside or ringside during an unarmed combat sports event and who has the responsibility of scoring the bout of the competitors in the event Oregon Statutes 463.015
means judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit court or the Oregon Tax Court Oregon Statutes 249.002, Oregon Statutes 260.005
South Carolina
means a justice of the Supreme Court or a judge of the court of appeals, circuit or family court of the State of South Carolina South Carolina Code 9-8-10
means any court or judge in this State having jurisdiction to determine the liability of persons for the support of another person South Carolina Code 63-17-720
means the judge of the family court South Carolina Code 63-1-40, South Carolina Code 63-19-20
Tennessee
means a juvenile judge or the judge having jurisdiction over the person of the child Tennessee Code 37-2-402
means a person who is responsible for scoring the performances of the combatants in a professional contest of unarmed combat Tennessee Code 68-115-102
means the judge of any court of this state exercising jurisdiction over any criminal action which is punishable by confinement in the state penitentiary Tennessee Code 40-14-301
Texas
means the presiding judge of any court having original jurisdiction over probate proceedings, regardless of whether the court is:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise probate jurisdiction; or
(3) a district court exercising probate jurisdiction in a contested matter Texas Estates Code 22.019
Utah
includes the chief justice of the Supreme Court, a justice of the Supreme Court, an appellate court judge, a district court judge, an active senior judge, a juvenile court judge, a justice court judge, an active senior justice court judge, and a judge pro tempore of any court of this state Utah Code 78A-11-102
means a judge or justice of the courts of record as enumerated in Section 78A-1-101 Utah Code 49-17-102, Utah Code 49-18-102
means a state court judge or a state court justice who is subject to a retention election Utah Code 78A-12-102
means an individual qualified by training or experience to:

(a)  rate the performance of contestants;

(b)  score a contest; and

(c)  determine with other judges whether there is a winner of the contest or whether the contestants performed equally, resulting in a draw Utah Code 9-23-101
Virginia
includes a retired judge sitting by designation pursuant to § 16 Virginia Code 16.1-336
means a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, judge of a circuit or district court, member of the State Corporation Commission, or a member of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission and includes (i) persons who have been elected or appointed to be judges but have not taken the oath of office as judge as well as persons who have taken such oath, (ii) judges designated under § 17 Virginia Code 17.1-900
means any judge, associate judge or substitute judge of any court or any magistrate Virginia Code 19.2-5
means any justice or judge of a court of record of the Commonwealth, any member of the State Corporation Commission or Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, any judge of a district court of the Commonwealth other than a substitute judge of such district court, and any executive secretary of the Supreme Court assuming such position between December 1, 1975, and January 31, 1976 Virginia Code 51.1-301
means the judge or the substitute judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court of each county or city Virginia Code 16.1-228
Washington
includes any duly appointed commissioner Washington Code 12.36.055

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