associate justice
英 [əˈsəʊsieɪt ˈdʒʌstɪs]
美 [əˈsoʊsieɪt ˈdʒʌstɪs]
（美）（联邦法院和州法院的）首席法官以外的法官
双语例句
- To prove the point, the Senate last week voted by 68 to 31 to confirm the president's pick, Sonia Sotomayor, as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court.
为了证明这点，参议院上周以68对31票批准了总统的提名，任命索尼娅索托马约尔（SoniaSotomayor）为最高法院下一任助理法官。 - I believe very strongly he deserves to be confirmed as the Court's next associate justice.
我深信他将实至名归地获得下届大法官的任职。