a person who has authority to decide legal cases 法官◆a High Court judge 高等法院法官◆A federal judge awarded the company $1.2 million in damages. 联邦法院法官判了这家公司获得 120 万元的损害赔偿金。➡magistrate
a person who decides who has won a competition 裁判员；评判员◆The judges' decision is final. 裁判的决定是终局的。