Clue: Wise judge misled by denial (6)
Answer: DANIEL
Explanation: Definition: Wise judge
DENIAL* – as in "A Daniel come to judgment, yea, a Daniel!—/O wise young judge, how I do honor thee!" from Act 4 Scene 1 of *The Merchant of Venice"*, referring to the apocryphal Book of Susanna (included as a chapter of the canonical Book of Daniel by some)