A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel. In an adversarial system, the judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility and arguments of the parties, and then issues a ruling in the case based on their interpretation of the law and their own ...

The judge ordered eight 25-year terms to run consecutively. The case was handled jointly by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and the Palo Alto County Attorney’s Office.

On April 3, a judge sentenced Manz to a total of 200 years in ...

After working as a lawyer for 25 years, he was appointed as a United States Judge in the Southern District of Iowa in 1997. He served in that position until retiring in 2023.

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judge, public official vested with the authority to hear, determine, and preside over legal matters brought in a court of law. In jury cases, the judge presides over the selection of the panel and instructs it concerning pertinent law. The judge also may rule on motions made before or during a trial.

Judge, referee, umpire refer to one who is entrusted with decisions affecting others. Judge, in its legal and other uses, implies particularly that one has qualifications and authority for giving decisions in matters at issue: a judge appointed to the Supreme Court; a judge in the pie competition.