- J.
- The initial letter of the words "judge" and "justice," for which it frequently stands as an abbreviation.Thus, "J.A.," judge advocate;"J.J.," junior judge;"L.J.," law judge;"A.L.J.," Administrative Law Judge;"P.J.," president judge;"F.J.," first judge;"A.J.," associate judge;"C.J.," chief justice or judge;"J.P.," justice of the peace;"JJ.," judges or justices;"J.C.P.," justice of the common pleas;"J.K.B.," justice of the king's bench;"J.Q.B.," justice of the queen's bench;"J.U.B.," justice of the upper bench.
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.