ex officio justice

ex officio justice
n.
A judge who serves in a particular capacity because it is part of his or her job description, not because he or she was chosen personally to perform that task.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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