判はん事じ補ほ

noun

assistant judge; judge-in-training

A junior judicial position in the Japanese court system, typically held for the first ten years after passing the bar exam. They handle cases independently but cannot sit alone in a three-judge panel.

• 彼かれは判はん事じ補ほとして地ち方ほう裁さい判ばん所しょに配はい属ぞくされた。

  He was assigned to a district court as an assistant judge.

• 判はん事じ補ほは単たん独どくで事じ件けんを担たん当とうできるが、合ごう議ぎ体たいでは裁さい判ばん長ちょうになれない。

  An assistant judge can handle cases alone but cannot preside over a collegiate panel.