Thesaurus results for JURISTS

jurists

noun

plural of jurist

as in judges

a public official having authority to decide questions of law earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts

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Recent Examples of jurists The Federalist Society and its liberal cousin, the American Constitution Society, serve as guardians of the separate ecosystems in which the jurists live, socialize, and build their reputations. —

Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 The president has repeatedly attacked federal judges and Supreme Court justices who have ruled against his policies, at times singling out individual jurists by name and questioning their motives or legitimacy. —

Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 Where Judge Hartig’s misconduct case stands The hearing wrapped up after weeks of testimony, including from the judge herself, fellow jurists and three neuropsychologists. —

Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Her story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where the average age of federal jurists is 69. —

Carrie Johnson, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026 Shaw and others, including Villareal, say a crush of new voters — or at least those who don’t regularly vote in Democratic primaries — was one of the main reasons six of the 10 incumbent jurists on the ballot were ousted. —

Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026 The council is composed of 12 jurists and lawyers who specialize in Islamic law and jurisprudence. —

Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 The other half is being written in the seminaries of Qom and the offices of the Guardian Council, where senior jurists are quietly running their own calculations about risk and reward. —

Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026 The members of the Assembly of Experts, which is elected by the Iranian public every eight years, are vetted by the Guardian Council, a separate body of 12 jurists that oversees the activities of Iran’s parliament. —

Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026

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Federal judges push back As the flood of habeas petitions washed into federal courtrooms in Denver, judges have repeatedly rejected ICE’s effort to rewrite federal law and have ordered bail hearings or the immediate release of immigrants.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Access to such human capital permitted me to accelerate the new law school’s ability to serve its community and so more quickly build a favorable reputation among judges and lawyers.

— Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026