Assertion: judge | /r/CapableOf | apply the law
Facets:
value: to reach judgments
type: PURPOSE
value: to court cases
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to the facts
type: OTHER
value: as a lawyer
type: MANNER
value: directly
type: MANNER
value: as in the french expression
type: OTHER
value: in some countries
type: LOCATION
value: for a number of years
type: TEMPORAL
value: in a specific jurisdiction
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Judges and hearing officers must be able to weigh the facts, to apply the law and rules, and to make a decision relatively quickly.
text: Judges interpret and apply laws and precedents to determine outcomes or make rulings on legal matters.
text: Most judges have studied and practiced law in a specific jurisdiction.
text: In some countries, judges must work with the law (often as a lawyer) for a number of years before they can "sit as a judge" in a courthouse.
text: Judges and hearing officers apply the law by overseeing the legal process in courts.
text: As such, the judge is expected to apply the law directly, as in the French expression Le juge est la bouche de la loi ("The judge is the mouth of the law").
text: Judges must be able to weigh the facts, apply the law or rules and make quick decisions.
text: Judges apply the law to court cases and oversee the legal process in courts.
text: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers apply the law and oversee the legal process in courts according to local, State, and Federal statutes.
text: Judges apply the law to the facts
text: Judges research and apply laws to resolve disputes between parties, reach judgments, and oversee the legal process in courts.
text: Judges apply laws or precedents to reach judgments and to resolve disputes between parties
text: Judges typically learn through years of experience while practicing law.