The phrase "applied to the judge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a certain rule, law, or principle is being referenced in relation to a judge's actions or decisions.
Example: "The new regulations were applied to the judge, requiring him to adhere to stricter ethical standards."
Alternatives: "imposed on the judge" or "relevant to the judge".
The leader of the lawyers' movement, Aitzaz Ahsan, who is fighting for the restoration of the dismissed chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, said he rejected the proposed constitutional amendments that applied to the judges.
If the guidelines are retroactive, crack cocaine offenders would be eligible to apply to the judge or court that sentenced them for reduced prison terms.
The government says waivers are available (pdf) for those who cannot afford the fees, and anyone who pays and goes on to win their case can apply to the judge to have their fees paid by the other side.
The lawyers must also apply to the judges for state money to hire experts and investigators.
This mandate applies to the judges' own clerks and court reporters, as well as to the district attorneys and public defenders.
On 4 November, prosecutors applied to the sentencing judge for permission to appeal the verdict, calling the five-year prison term "shockingly light, inappropriate and would not have been imposed by any reasonable court".
Charlie's parents disagreed with the hospital and did not want his life support to be withdrawn, so doctors applied to the High Court for judges to decide Charlie's future.
But the guidance only applied to the top level of judges and in the vast majority of family cases heard by district judges and magistrates, judgments are not published.
But when the new rule is applied to the event (after boosting the judges' ranks up to 14 by adding five extra scores), the odds are lower that her top-notch performance would take the gold.
Judge Horn could not be reached for comment, but a spokesman for the state's ad ministrative office of the courts in Trenton said he had been told that the directive applied to the three counties assigned to Judge Horn.
