In the first hour, only the judges would determine who got cut.

Seven other states let a judge determine the sentence in a capital case.

But only a judge can really determine if someone is legally incapacitated.

The presiding judge determined two issues to be decided in the trial.

The judge will determine what damages she owes at a later date.

The judge can determine the type of death, but in practice it is always hanging.

But a judge determined that there was probable cause to hold him.

On September 9, 2009, the judge determined that she was indeed competent to stand trial.

Earlier in the trial, the judge had determined that closing arguments would be no longer than a half hour for each side.

In 1991 a judge determined that the parental rights of both parents should be terminated.