Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Il Giudice, Dott.ssa xxx
English translation:
The Judge, Ms xxx
Italian term
Il Giudice, Dott.ssa xxxx
I'm translating this sentence:
"il Giudice, Dott.ssa xxxx, visti gli atti ed esaminata la richiesta [...]"
In Italy every graduate gets the title of Dottore/Dottoressa, but I know that in Eng you are addressed as Doctor only if you studied medicine.
So, what kind of epithet is used for judges? Shall I just omit it or use Mr/Ms?
"The Judge, Ms. xxxx"
"The Judge, xxxx"
p.s. the judge in question is a G.I.P. (preliminary investigations judge)
Can somebody help?
Thanks :-)
| 4 +4 | The Judge, Ms xxx |
Thomas Roberts
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| 4 +2 | The Honourable (Hon.), Mrs, Madam, The Honourable Mrs Justice xxx |
Rita Vaicekonyte
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| 5 | the judge -mr/ms |
giuseppina franich
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| The late Mr. Justice 'Dr. med' Ormrod |
Adrian MM. (X)
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Proposed translations
Multilingual academic lawyer
Native in: English (Variant: Scottish) 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, German to English, French to English, and 3 more.
The Judge, Ms xxx
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Angela Guisci
: yes... I use Ms too !
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Dr Lofthouse
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philgoddard
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simon tanner
2 days 23 hrs
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Lithuania
Pharma-Law-Medicine-Marketing
Native in: Lithuanian , English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Lithuanian to English, English to Lithuanian, Italian to English, and 6 more.
The Honourable (Hon.), Mrs, Madam, The Honourable Mrs Justice xxx
Please see examples and explanations in the links:
http://www.formsofaddress.info/Judge_City_County.html
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Adrian MM. (X)
: Yes, the last part of Mrs. Justice even if unmarried. There is only one woman High Court judge in E&W who insists on being called Ms. Justice http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/medical_general...
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True. Also, dottoressa is not what's being translated here. There's no way to translate this title of "politeness" into English. The suggestions are all for how to address a female judge in general.
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Shabelula
: formal
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Italy
A rose is NOT a rose by any other name
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
the judge -mr/ms
Reference comments
The late Mr. Justice 'Dr. med' Ormrod
However, his medical background was well-known by the legal profession throughout the Brit. Isles.
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