最さい高こう裁さい判はん事じ

Related words

• 最さい高こう裁さい判ばん所しょ

  最高裁判所 is the Supreme Court as an institution, while 最高裁判事 refers to an individual justice serving on that court.

• 裁さい判ばん官かん

  裁判官 is a general term for any judge, whereas 最高裁判事 specifically denotes a Supreme Court justice.

Word family

• 連れん邦ぽう最さい高こう裁さい判はん事じ

  US Supreme Court Justice; Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court

Etymology

Compound of 最高 (supreme) + 裁判 (trial, judgment) + 事 (person in a role, as in 判事 'judge'). The term directly describes a justice of the highest court.