Lawyers and people who work in law courts
attorney
noun
a lawyer, especially one who represents people in court
attorney general
noun
the most senior lawyer in some countries or U.S. states
bailiff
noun
someone whose job is to guard prisoners in a court
the bar
noun
the profession of being a lawyer. If someone is admitted to the bar, they become a lawyer.
barrister
noun
a lawyer in England or Wales who is allowed to speak in the higher law courts
the bench
noun
the position of being a judge in a court of law
chief justice
noun
the most senior judge in a court of law, especially the U.S. Supreme Court
circuit judge
noun
a judge who visits a number of courts of law in an area regularly in order to deal with local cases
clerk
noun
someone whose job is to take care of the documents in an office, court, etc.
counsel
noun
a lawyer who gives someone legal advice and represents them in a court of law
the court
noun
the people in a court, especially the judge and jury
D.A.
abbreviation
district attorney
the defense
noun
the people in a court case who try to prove that someone is not guilty
district attorney
noun
a lawyer who works for a state or county government in the U.S. and whose job is to bring people accused of crimes to trial
fiscal
noun
in some countries, a public prosecutor (=lawyer for the government)
J.P.
abbreviation
Justice of the Peace
judge
noun
someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law
jurist
noun
a legal expert, usually a judge
justice
noun
a judge in a law court in the U.S.
Justice of the Peace
noun
a government official similar to a judge who works in the lower courts and can perform marriage ceremonies
law firm
noun
a company consisting of a group of lawyers who provide legal advice and services
lawman
noun
someone whose job is to make sure that people obey the law
lawyer
noun
someone whose profession is to provide people with legal advice and services
magistrate
noun
a judge in a court for minor crimes
marshal
noun
a government officer whose job is to make certain that the laws of a place or orders of a court are obeyed
M’Lud
noun
used for addressing a judge in a court in the U.K.
mouthpiece
noun
a lawyer, especially one who defends someone accused of a crime
notary
noun
someone who has the legal authority to make a document official
paralegal
noun
someone with legal training whose job is to help a lawyer
the people
noun
the lawyers representing the U.S. government or a U.S. state in a criminal case
the prosecution
noun
the lawyers who try to prove in court that someone accused of a crime is guilty
prosecutor
noun
a lawyer whose job is to prove in court that someone accused of a crime is guilty
public defender
noun
in the U.S., a lawyer who is paid by the government to defend people in court if they cannot pay for themselves
public prosecutor
noun
a district attorney
QC
noun
Queen’s Counsel: in the U.K., a lawyer of high status
recorder
noun
in parts of the U.K., a lawyer who sometimes works as a judge
sergeant at arms
noun
an official in a court of law or other institution whose job is to make people obey the rules
sheriff
noun
in the past, the most senior law officer in a U.S. town
sheriff
noun
in the past, the most senior law officer in an English county
solicitor
noun
the law officer in some local governments
solicitor
noun
in the U.K., a lawyer who gives legal advice, writes legal contracts, and represents people in the lower courts of law
state attorney
noun
a state’s attorney
state’s attorney
noun
a lawyer who works for the state in U.S. legal cases
Your Honor
used when talking to a judge in a court of law
