The phrase
"eminent jurist" refers to a highly respected and distinguished legal expert or judge. They are well-known and recognized for their knowledge, expertise, and accomplishments in the field of law.
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At least 150 lawyers and law students braved the snow last night to hear a panel
of eminent jurists discuss the future of legal education, at McGill University's Faculty of Law.
A new book published today (08/09/10)
by eminent jurist Geoffrey Robertson QC «unmasks the fiction of the statehood of the Holy.
«The model of secularism that we propose has the support of
eminent jurists like Mrs. Claire L'Heureux - Dubé, former Supreme Court of Canada judge, and Mrs. Huguette St - Louis, the former chief judge of the Quebec Court who also agrees that the secular model we propose is quite reasonable and justifiable in a democratic society,» Drainville said.
This article originally misidentified Glen Weyl's co-author as Richard Posner,
the eminent jurist who is University of Chicago law professor Eric Posner's father.
One man's judicial activist is some one else's
eminent jurist.
«Not only
an eminent jurist but an erudite and inspiring professor.