the.com/judge
the only person who can silence a room by saying nothing and reaching for a gavel
means To form an opinion or reach a decision about something or someone, or the official with the authority to decide cases in a court of law.
from From Latin 'iudex,' a compound of 'ius' (law, right) and a root tied to 'dicere' (to say) — so a judge is literally the one who 'speaks the law.' It traveled into Old French as 'juge' and arrived in English around the 13th century. That same 'ius' fathered a whole courthouse of relations: justice, jury, judicial, even 'just' itself.
black robesAdopted as English mourning dress after a queen's death
the gavelMany real courtrooms never actually use one
contempt powerThey can jail you on the spot for mouthing off
recusalMust step aside if they could possibly seem biased
your honorAddress them wrong and the whole day sours