judge - noun

a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

judge - verb

• determine the result of (a competition)
• form a critical opinion of
• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
• pronounce judgment on
• put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

judge - thesaurus

adjudicate   approximate   estimate   evaluate   evaluator   gauge   guess   jurist   justice   label   pronounce   try