noun
US Supreme Court Justice; Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court
Refers specifically to a justice of the United States Supreme Court. The term is a compound of 連邦 (federal), 最高裁 (Supreme Court), and 判事 (judge/justice).
連邦最高裁判事は終身任期で任命される。
US Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life.
彼女は連邦最高裁判事として長年務めた。
She served as a US Supreme Court Justice for many years.
Compound of 連邦 (federal), 最高裁 (Supreme Court, abbreviation of 最高裁判所), and 判事 (judge/justice).