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Lay judge

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A judge not versed in law.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A judge who is not learned in the law, i. e., not a lawyer; formerly employed in some or the states &a assessors or assistants to the presiding judges in the nisi prius courts or courts of first instance.

Defined under Lay in Black's Law Dictionary.