Judge
As a judge enters court, the bailiff gives this 2-word command to those seated in attendance
All rise
As a teen you may feel their "pressure"; as the accused, they will make up your jury
Peer
"Stick" this body part "out" & you make it easy for the executioner
Your neck
Initially the only woman in her class at law school, she's been holding court on TV since 1996
Judge Judy
The head of a jury, or the head of a group of factory workers
Foreman
It's the agent who administers a person's estate after their death--not to be confused with an executioner, who causes it
Executor
This mallet used by a judge can also mean "to call a meeting to order"
Gavel
It's the 7-letter term for any decision reached by a jury
Verdict
In December 1982 Texas became the first state to use this form of execution
Lethal injection
It's the office or position of a judge, or where he sits
Bench
A jury in this condition is deadlocked, but a crook in this condition is dead
Hung
It was the preferred instrument of execution during the reign of terror
The guillotine
You're this if a judge disallows your objection
Overruled
Term for the isolation of a jury from the public; it lasted 9 months in the O.J. Simpson criminal case
Sequestering
The relentless execution of Protestant rebels earned this queen of England the nickname "Bloody" & the hatred of her people
Mary