a lawyer who advises a court-martial on points of law and sums up the case
an officer in supreme control of the courts-martial of one of the armed forces
assess something solely with regard to its intrinsic quality rather than other external factors
form a judgment on (an issue or person) prematurely and without having adequate information
form a judgement on (an issue or person) prematurely and without adequate information
outward appearances are not a reliable indication of true character
1st Baron (circa 1645–89), Welsh judge. Chief Justice of the King’s Bench from 1683, he took part in the Popish Plot prosecutions and later became infamous for his brutal sentencing at the Bloody Assizes
(circa 1825–1903), US frontiersman; known as Judge Roy Bean. In 1882, he named himself justice of the peace in Val Verde County, Texas, where he held court in his saloon, the Jersey Lilly, so-named for actress Lillie Langtry
(circa 1825–1903), US frontiersman; known as Judge Roy Bean. In 1882, he named himself justice of the peace in Val Verde County, Texas, where he held court in his saloon, the Jersey Lilly, so-named for actress Lillie Langtry