judex

The Lower authority is called judex a quo (judge appellee); the higher authority, judex ad quem (appellate judge or court).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The fine old motto of the 'Edinburgh Review,' _Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur_, is, when reduced to practice, apt to strain the relations between the 'judex' and the 'nocens;' and in this case the very outspoken review, published under Reeve's sanction, caused a coolness between the two men, the editor and the author, who had previously been on friendly terms.

Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. John Knox Laughton 1872

Juste judex ultionis, donum fac remissionis ante diem rationis.

Archive 2009-06-01 bls 2009

Quantus tremor est futurus, quando judex est venturus, cuncta stricte discussurus!

Archive 2009-06-01 bls 2009

Domine judex, converte oculos in hanc pestem, mulierum corruptissiman.

The White Devil 2007

Domine judex, converte oculos in hanc pestem, mulierum corruptissiman.

The White Devil 2007

I once saw a .sig on rec.motorcycles that had an old Roman law maxum: Ubi non accusitor, ibi non judex If I remember that correctly, which the poster translitterated as “where there is no cop, there is no speedlimit.”

The Volokh Conspiracy » Latin Phrases Law Students Should Know, But Likely Don’t: 2007

Cum receditur a litera, judex transit in legislatorem.

The Advancement of Learning 2003

Absit tibi ut facias secundum rem hanc, ut mori facias justum cum impio, et sit justus sicut impius: absit tibi, an qui judex est omnis terrae, non faciet judicium?

Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

Now a judge (_judex_) is so called because he asserts the right

Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas