line judge
noun
: a football linesman whose duties include keeping track of the official time for the game
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The Australian Open replaced line judges with the system in 2021, as did the U.S. Open in 2022.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Hawk-Eye systems are already implemented at most professional tennis tournaments and have even led to the removal of human line judges in three of the sport’s four biggest tournaments.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2025
The other officials – umpire Mike Morton, down judge Max Causey, line judge Mark Stewart, field judge Mearl Robinson, back judge Jonah Monroe and replay official Kevin Brown – are all in their first Super Bowl.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Wimbledon is replacing human line judges with electric line-calling.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Hawk-Eye systems are already implemented at most professional tennis tournaments and have even led to the removal of human line judges in three of the sport’s four biggest tournaments.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2025
The other officials – umpire Mike Morton, down judge Max Causey, line judge Mark Stewart, field judge Mearl Robinson, back judge Jonah Monroe and replay official Kevin Brown – are all in their first Super Bowl.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Wimbledon is replacing human line judges with electric line-calling.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Line judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20judge. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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