Comparative law notes
In Brazil, "juiz togado" is an expression used to refer to a judge who is a lawyer, as opposed to a "juiz leigo" (lay judge).
There are multiple definitions - click on the translation that matches your context.
- juiz
- juiz togado
- juíza de direito
- juiz de direito
judge means:
juiz togado
substantivo
full
judge
noun
Definitions of judge
a public officer in charge of court proceedings, who make decisions on legal matters and who decides how a person found guilty of a crime should be punished
Mr Justice Stephens is a judge with over two decades of Chancery Division experience.