Sentence:  The <WSD>judge</WSD> became ill just as the Colfax District Court convened , no substitute was brought in , no criminal cases heard , only 5 out of 122 cases docketed were tried , and court adjourned sine die after sitting a few days instead of the usual three weeks . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice