This is the line adopted by Esmail Nasseri, a respected former judge who is defending most of the 13 Iranian Jews currently on trial in Shiraz for spying for Israel.

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The President of Uganda appointed a well-respected judge of the High Court of Uganda to head a Commission of Inquiry to conduct and independent investigation into the disappearance of the two men.

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In the Northern District of Georgia, federal judge Jack Camp was a respected and no-nonsense judge.

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This is a widely respected state court judge, military judge, and Marine Corps attorney.

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Judge Posner is a respected jurist who is regarded as an economic conservative, naturally suspicious of government intervention.

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Jordan is a current, well-respected District Court judge, supported by Senators Nelson and Rubio, and he was reported unanimously out by the Judiciary Committee months ago.

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The judge said Mr Coates was a respected man who was trusted to look after a key for the communal living room on the ground floor of the flats.

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It was not long before Mastro requested another hearing before Kaplan, an acerbic but respected senior federal judge, who worked as a corporate lawyer before his appointment to the bench, by Bill Clinton, in 1994.

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Heading the ticket as presidential candidate is South Korea's "Mr. Clean, " the respected, incorruptible, maybe even a bit naive Lee Hoi Chang, a former judge.

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The judge told the pair they had caused the death of Mr Watkin, a much respected member of the community.

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