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

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

Under Article 7, Section 53 of the Arkansas Constitution, a person elected or appointed to one of 10 county offices, including justice of the peace, shall not during the term to which he or she has been elected, be appointed or elected to any civil office in this state. — Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025

And King tied Angela Medlin, the woman who had confronted Marty Baker during the cattle-rustling arrests, in the race for justice of the peace. — Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025