Judicial System Jargon

verb to select or enroll a group of people to serve as jurors in a court case

• The judge decided to impanel a jury for the upcoming trial.
• They're going to impanel a group of people to help make a decision.
• I heard they're impaneling a bunch of randoms for jury duty.
• In order to make a fair decision, it's important to impanel a diverse group of individuals.

noun A civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

• The magistrate presided over the court proceedings with impartiality and integrity.
• The magistrate is known for being fair and just in his judgments.
• Yo, did you hear about that crazy case the magistrate had to deal with?
• The magistrate of truth and justice will always prevail in the end.