Synonyms of justice of the peace

justice of the peace

noun

as in circuit judge

Related Words

• circuit judge
• chief justice
• judge
• magistrate
• justice
• squire
• jurist
• bench
• auditor
• court
• master
• adjudicator
• beak
• jurisconsult
• jurisprudent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of justice of the peace

But a justice of the peace ruled that while the current indictment is pending, King cannot be present on any county properties, King’s attorney Bill Mason said on Friday. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

He was sentenced in April 2025 and resigned from his former position as a justice of the peace. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Three of the city’s ten aldermen were Black, as was the justice of the peace, the coroner, and a member of the influential board of audit and finance. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026

The San Antonio International Airport shipped a robot back to its manufacturer after the 420-pound machine failed at multiple turns, Sheriff Javier Salazar was involved in a wreck and a Texas justice of the peace was involved in a late night brawl at Whataburger — with a teenager. — Jj Velasquez, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2026

Their wedding ceremony was to be a very private stand-up event with a justice of the peace, and then off to the first day of class. — Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026

Vaz Rosa, who has no prior criminal history, turned herself in to police on Wednesday, March 4, was arraigned before a justice of the peace and released, Benson said. — Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026

The race has become mired in legal questions that Curry, the incumbent, said could disrupt the office responsible for serving legal papers and acting as bailiffs in justice of the peace courts. — Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026

The rules require, too, that bail hearing before a judge or justice of the peace be held promptly. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025