Associate

A partner in interest. An ofl Bcer in each of the superior courts of common law in England whose duty it was to keep the records of his court, to attend its nisi prius sittings, and to enter the verdict, make up the posted, and deliver the record to the party entitled thereto. Abbott, Law Diet. A person associated with the judges and clerk of assize in commission of general jail delivery. Mozley & W. Diet. The term is frequently used of the judges of appellate courts, other than the presiding judge or chief justice.