Senior Judge: A judge who reaches the age of 65, or who meets certain other requirements and chooses senior status. Senior judges hear cases on a part time basis until they reach the mandatory retirement age of 70.
A senior judge, in U.S. practice, is a retired judge who handles selected cases for a governmental entity while in retirement, on a part-time basis.
Membership includes all members of the Cabinet, past and present, the Speaker, the leaders of all major political parties, Archbishops and various senior judges as well as other senior public figures.
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: the principal, presiding, or most senior judge of esp. a lower level court or of a circuit
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The five judges of the Court of Military Appeals are civilians appointed for 15-year terms by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The chief judge serves for five years and is succeeded by the next senior judge on the court.
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Senior barristers, who will usually be involved in serious or complex cases. Practicing as a QC is often referred to colloquially as being `in silk', and a QC as `a silk'. Most senior judges are appointed from practicing QCs.
The House of Lords also acts as the highest court of appeal for civil and criminal cases. These appeals are considered by at least five senior judges who are also members of the House of Lords.
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