A complete exemption from civil liability, usu. afforded to officials while performing particularly important functions, such as a representative enacting legislation and a judge presiding over a lawsuit. Cf. qualified immunity. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 114. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 247–248, 251–258.]
justiciar (j[schwa]-stish-ee-[schwa]r), n. 1. Hist. A royal judicial officer in medieval England; esp., a justice presiding over a superior court. 2. JUSTICIARY(2). — Also spelled justicier.
chancellor, n. 1. A judge serving on a court of chancery. 2. A university president or CEO of an institution of higher education. 3. In the U.S., a judge in some courts of chancery or equity. 4. Scots law. The presiding juror. 5. Eccles. law. A law officer who presides over the bishop’s court. •