rent-a-judge
rent-a-judge noun: a system of arbitration in a private court, with a hired judge acting as a arbitrator.
Noun
rent-a-judge (countable and uncountable, plural rent-a-judges)
- A system of arbitration in a private court, with a hired judge acting as a arbitrator.
- Perhaps most importantly, Koford did not think that rent-a-judge is available only to the wealthy.1981, California Lawyer
- Rent-a-judge [has been denounced] as a subtle and sophisticated form of "legal apartheid."1983, Criminal Justice: Opposing Viewpoints
- A judge in such a private court.
- Unlike their public court counterparts, rent-a-judges do not pass through the screening process of public election or governmental appointment.2005 October 20, Simon Roberts, Michael Palmer, Dispute Processes: ADR and the Primary Forms of Decision-Making, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 344
Examples of rent-a-judge in a sentence
- Witnesses were apt to be sworn in private trials and virtually always in rent-a-judge trials, but rarely in private mediation hearings.1993, Janice A. Roehl, Private Judging: A Study of Its Volume, Nature, and Impact on State Courts: Final Report:
- The rent-a-judge system creates a buyer's market that the litigants control, and the judges must tailor their reputations and their decision-making to attract customers.2006, Edward J. Brunet, Charles B. Craver, Ellen E. Deason, Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Advocate's Perspective: Cases and...
Forms of rent-a-judge
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Origin of rent-a-judge
From rent-a- + judge.
Questions about rent-a-judge
- What does rent-a-judge mean?
- Rent-a-judge means a system of arbitration in a private court, with a hired judge acting as a arbitrator.
- How do you use rent-a-judge in a sentence?
- Witnesses were apt to be sworn in private trials and virtually always in rent-a-judge trials, but rarely in private mediation hearings.
- What part of speech is rent-a-judge?
- Rent-a-judge is a noun.
- What is the plural of rent-a-judge?
- The plural of rent-a-judge is rent-a-judges.
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