: one having a thorough knowledge of law
especially
: judge
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earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts
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Led by Chairman Joe Biden, the hearings descended into a farcical attack on the most distinguished jurist of his time.
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John Seiler, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2025
These jurists had earned the ire of people like Ms. Kelly by repeatedly rejecting arguments that the defendants could not get fair trials in liberal Washington or had been unduly prosecuted for their pro-Trump politics.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
No president has appointed more Black women to the federal bench, nor as many openly LGBTQ+ or Native American jurists.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Will Trump exclusively select jurists who have flawless judicial records, are genuine full-spectrum conservatives, demonstrate an eagerness to overrule bad precedent, and have a conservative spouse and attend a theologically conservative house of worship?
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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John Seiler, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2025
These jurists had earned the ire of people like Ms. Kelly by repeatedly rejecting arguments that the defendants could not get fair trials in liberal Washington or had been unduly prosecuted for their pro-Trump politics.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
No president has appointed more Black women to the federal bench, nor as many openly LGBTQ+ or Native American jurists.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Will Trump exclusively select jurists who have flawless judicial records, are genuine full-spectrum conservatives, demonstrate an eagerness to overrule bad precedent, and have a conservative spouse and attend a theologically conservative house of worship?
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jurist. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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jurist
noun
ju·rist
ˈju̇(ə)r-əst 
: one (as a lawyer or judge) having a thorough knowledge of law
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