Refers to a judicial officer who presides over court proceedings and renders legal judgments.
裁判官は証拠を慎重に検討した。
The judge carefully examined the evidence.
彼女は裁判官になるために法律を勉強している。
She is studying law to become a judge.
He passed the bar exam and became a judge.
The judge handed down a five-year prison sentence to the defendant.
She was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.
裁判官 refers strictly to a legal judge in a court of law, while ジャッジ usually means a judge or referee in sports or competitions, not the judiciary.
Supreme Court justice; Supreme Court judge
career judge; professional judge