noun
professional judge
A judge who serves as a full-time legal professional, as opposed to a lay judge or part-time judicial officer.
日本の裁判では、職業裁判官と裁判員が一緒に審理を行うことがある。
In Japanese trials, professional judges and lay judges sometimes conduct proceedings together.
裁判員 is a lay judge who participates in criminal trials alongside professional judges, while 職業裁判官 is a career judge.
Compound of 職業 (profession) and 裁判官 (judge).