presiding judge

The presiding judge is the judge in charge of a particular court or judicial district . If there is a panel of judges, the term refers to the senior active judge. The presiding judge manages the courts, assigns cases to other judges and specialized courts, oversees the court calendar, and can decide cases.

[Last reviewed in August of 2020 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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