junior counsel
Americannoun
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a body of barristers who are lower in rank than the King's Counsel or Queen's Counsel, and who plead outside the bar in the court.
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a member of this body of barristers.
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Senior counsel to the inquiry Angela Graham KC, Laura Thomson KC and Jason Beer KC resigned two days later, as did junior counsel Rachel Barrett and Sarah Loosemore.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
He added: "Where the disadvantage occurred is that he was denied the invaluable assistance of junior counsel in a murder case which had approximately four weeks to run."
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
Mr. Hutchinson was junior counsel for his best-known case, when he defended Penguin Books against obscenity charges in 1960 for publishing an uncensored version of D.H.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2017
The trial was adjourned until Monday because Mopp’s junior counsel was suffering chicken pox and Mopp was forced to present the case solely.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2014
One evening, the famous cause of Douglas v. the Duke of Hamilton was the topic of discussion, when Thurlow being present, it was suggested, half in earnest, to appoint him junior counsel, which was done.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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