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trial examiner

American  

noun

Law.
  1. a person appointed to hold hearings and report findings and recommendations to an administrative or quasi-judicial agency or tribunal.


Etymology

Origin of trial examiner

First recorded in 1945–50

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He worked as a trial examiner for the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor and as an attorney in private practice.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2019

Last week, in a tough yet tongue-in-cheek decision, a National Labor Relations Board trial examiner ruled that union organizing, not sex, was responsible for the firings, ordered the men reimbursed with lost pay.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rulings on objections are entirely within the discretion of the trial examiner.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cited by the National Labor Relations Board, big Todd Shipyards Corp. had been hailed before a trial examiner, who cried in exasperation last week that the hearings had broken "all records" for perjury.

From Time Magazine Archive

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