rent-a-judge

noun2

1. •
   A system of arbitration in a private court, with a hired judge acting as a arbitrator.

   • Perhaps most importantly, Koford did not think that rent-a-judge is available only to the wealthy. — 1981
2. •
   A judge in such a private court.

   • Unlike their public court counterparts, rent-a-judges do not pass through the screening process of public election or governmental appointment. — 2005