Synonyms of jurist

jurist

noun

ˈju̇r-ist 

as in judge

a public official having authority to decide questions of law

earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• judge
• court
• magistrate
• bench
• justice
• adjudicator
• auditor
• circuit judge
• chief justice
• beak
• squire
• justice of the peace
• jurisconsult
• jurisprudent
• master

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jurist

This 12-jurist body oversees the activities of Iran’s parliament, determining if laws passed are compatible with sharia and can demand that legislation be revised. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

The commission of inquiry, which called on international bodies to hold Israeli officials to account, is composed of three senior international jurists and chaired by the former Indian judge Srinivasan Muralidhar. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 June 2026

Eskin favors changing the system for choosing judges to one in which jurists are appointed to a single 15-year term, eliminating the need for elections while also ensuring that jurists do eventually leave the bench to make way for others. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2026

As prominent Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and conservative jurist Michael Luttig argued, the archaic law was dangerously flawed and fundamentally ripe for partisan exploitation. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 9 June 2026