| PODESTA | Italian governor or judge |
| BENCH | A seat in a boat or parliament; a platform for plants in a greenhouse or for dogs at a show; a pew or settle; a table in a laboratory, studio or workshop; or, judges collectively (5) |
| CONSTABLE | From Latin for "maste r of the horses", title of the governor or warden of a royal castle of fortress; or, in its modern sense, a police officer (9) |
| EXPAT | Extension to accommodate governor or foreign resident (5) |
| POL | Governor or mayor, for short |
| AGA | Turkish governor or commander (3) |
| TITLE | Governor or mayor |
| ELECT | Governor or mayor follower |
| CASTELLAN | Governor or keeper of a castle (9) |
| CHATELET | Small French fortress, particularly one occupied by a governor or administrator (8) |
| PASHA | High-ranking provincial governor or military commander in the Ottoman Empire (5) |
| BOSS | From the Dutch for "master", a captain, chairperson, chief, employer, governor or other leader (4) |
| EPARCH | The governor or prefect of a modern Greek province |
| FIAT | A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge). |
| REFEREE | Umpire or judge in a sport such as football or boxing (7) |
| CHAIR | Office of a bishop or judge; a professorship; a sedan on poles; a prize at an eisteddfod; or, a general word for a seat derived from the Latin word "cathedra" (5) |
| INFER | Conclude or judge from facts (5) |
| ARBITER | A ceremony run without bishop or judge (7) |
| CHANCELLERY | Office of a chief minister or judge (11) |
| ARBITRATOR | Runs into some villain or judge (10) |
