Judicial officer
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A person in whom is vested authority to decide causes or exercise powers appropriate to a court.
Settle v. Van Evrea, 49 N. Y. 284; People v. Wells, 2 Cal. 203; Reid v. Hood, 2 Nott & McC. (S. C.) 170, 10 Am. Dec. 582.