purple judge
English
editEtymology
editSo called because in most cases their dress code would include a purple or lilac robe or sash or tippet of some kind.
Noun
editpurple judge (plural purple judges)
- (UK, law) A circuit court judge.
- 2012, David Kelly, Gary Slapper, Sourcebook on English Legal System, page 174:
- The criminal defendant sees a difference between a 'red judge' and a purple judge.