| English | Russian |
| be a good judge | разбираться (в какой-либо области – of something votono) |
| be a good judge of something | разбираться в (выносить правильное суждение votono) |
| biased judge | портной судья (Biased judges are partial toward the prosecution and usually limit or obstruct efforts by the accused to present evidence or witnesses favorable to the defense while placing almost no restrictions on the evidence prosecutors are allowed to present during a trial.  thelawdictionary.org Alex_Odeychuk) |
| don't judge a book by its cover | не суди книгу по обложке (nerzig) |
| judge someone or something by one's own standards | мерить кого-либо, что-либо, на чей-либо погон |
| judge of character | тот, кто хорошо разбирается в людях (Баян) |
| never judge by appearances | не суди по внешности |
| prejudiced judge | портной судья (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| tell it to the judge | расскажи это кому-нибудь другому (idiomatic) I do not believe what you said • "Wait a minute, you don't understand, I wouldn`t kill my best friend!" Robert continued yelling. "Yeah, yeah, that's what they all say, tell it to the judge." 4uzhoj) |