An impartial person or persons who are to determine the facts or actualities of a case or controversy (who determines what really happened). Examples: In a jury trial: the jury is the body that decides what really happened in the case at hand.

Is a fact finder a judge?

The position of fact finder is determined by the type of proceeding. In a jury trial, it is the role of a jury in a jury trial. In a non-jury trial, the judge sits both as a fact-finder and as the trier of law. In administrative proceedings it may be a hearing officer or a hearing body.

Is fact Finder one word?

or fact-finder

a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.