red judge
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
So called because in most cases their dress code would include a red robe or sash or tippet of some kind.
Noun[edit]
red judge (plural red judges)
- (UK, law) A high court judge.
- 2006, John Mortimer, chapter 26, in Rumpole and the Reign of Terror:
- The fact is that ever since the piece appeared in The Times about Leonard being appointed to the High Court bench and becoming a Red Judge, things have been more than a little slow.