The answer depends on what type of court you are in. In child custody cases, for example, a judge may issue a new ruling. In criminal and civil cases, the judge's ruling is usually final. If one of the parties appeals the ruling, the appelate court has the option to remand the case back to the original judge. They do this in cases where they feel that the judge may have made an error in his initial ruling.
A common noun related to judge (noun or verb) is judgment, an abstract noun.
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The judge is the voice of the court; his judgment is the court's judgment.
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If the judge has not yet retired, then the rulings of the judge are valid. The judge is still the judge, even though soon to be retired.
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Under the full faith and credit law the judgment creditor (holder) can obtain an exemplified copy of the judgment from the clerk of the court in the district where the judgment was awarded.The judgment holder then sends the document(s) to the clerk of the court's office in the county/city and state where the judgment debtor resides. The judgment will then be executed in the manner stated, (garnishment, lien, bank account levy, etc.).Texas does allow bank account levies by judgment creditors. Therefore, a Texas magistrate will sign the "foreign" judgment and canorder it enforced as a bank account levy.
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Vacate means to do away with. In court a judgment becomes final when the case is over and a judge has signed a piece of paper. The judgment is then effective until it is satisfied (by payment, or by doing whatever the judgment says) or until the judge has a legal reason to set the judgment aside. For instance if an appeal is filed, and some other judge says the first judge was mistaken, the second judge will vacate (put in suspense) the judgment. The judgment does not then have to be obeyed at that time. A court of appeals can reverse a case and change the judgment, or reverse the case and vacate the judgment (everybody starts over and you retry the case until you get a new judgment)In the UK there is a phrase known as "set aside judgment". This phrase normally describes a procedure by which judgment has been granted to a Claimant because no Defence has been filed within a prescribed time period. If however, there was good reason for this - such as the Claim was not properly served then the Defendant can apply to "set aside judgment" and if this application is granted the Defendant can enter a Defence.