purple judge
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
So called because in most cases their dress code would include a purple or lilac robe or sash or tippet of some kind.
Noun[edit]
purple judge (plural purple judges)
- (UK, law) A circuit court judge.
- 2012, David Kelly, Gary Slapper, Sourcebook on English Legal System, page 174:
- The criminal defendant sees a difference between a 'red judge' and a purple judge.