special master

English

Noun

special master (plural special masters)

1. (UK, US, law) An authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed.
   • 2012 August 20, Lovesick (Perception), season 1, episode 6, spoken by Daniel Pierce and Kate Moretti (Eric McCormack and Rachael Leigh Cook):

     Daniel: You can't look at medical files, they're confidential.
     Kate: That's why I need a special master.
     Daniel: A special what?
     Kate: A knowledgeable and impartial third party to review the files to report on what Corvis was gonna tell the US attorney without revealing any personal information. That's why I convinced the US attorney to appoint you.

   • 2022 September 6, Charlie Savage, “Special Masters and the Trump Records Investigation, Explained”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Judge Cannon said the special master’s role would be “to review the seized property, manage assertions of privilege and make recommendations thereon, and evaluate claims for return of property.”