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.

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Etymology

Origin of trial examiner

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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

After two years of Army service, he joined his father in law and also served as a staff lawyer and then trial examiner on the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, an agency that polices corruption and organized crime along the New York and New Jersey waterfront.

From Washington Post

A stout New Dealer, he has worked for his friend Jerome Frank as Assistant General Counsel of AAA, for his friend Bill Douglas as trial examiner for the SEC, for his friend Robert H. Jackson as a special consultant in the Department of Justice's trust-busting campaign.

From Time Magazine Archive

The judge: Trial Examiner Tilford E. Dudley, who will give his findings to the National Labor Relations Board, which will eventually hand down a decision.

From Time Magazine Archive

Claiming that Trial Examiner Edward Grandison Smith was "obviously prejudiced in favor of the C.I.O.,"

From Time Magazine Archive