puisne in English

adjective
1
(in the UK and some other countries) denoting a judge of a superior court inferior in rank to chief justices.
Application allowed with the costs reserved to court that hears appeal, to be heard by three judges one of whom can be a puisne judge to sit.

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1. Administratively , however , the Chief Justice has some special functions and powers which the puisne judges do not have .