#1: When addressing a letter to couple in which one in the couple holds a high office (an elected office or as in this case ... a judge) or has an official rank (a member of the armed services) ... the person who holds the office or has the rank is always listed first.
#2: Judges are addressed as "The Honorable (Full Name)" on envelopes. You would call him "Judge (Surname)" in conversation, or "Your Honor" in court. but in writing a judge is "The Honorable".
#3: You don't say if the wife uses the same last name as the judge ... but if she does, most formally (and at The Protocol School of Washington we are always the most formal) she is addresses as "Mrs. (Surname)"
So the correct form is:
The Honorable John Doe
and Mrs. Doe
Mr. and Mrs. is acceptable. If he is retired, you may refer to him as "Judge _____..."
Dear Judge Smith and Mr. Smith.
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To the wife only, just as Mrs. She has no title of her own.
As Mr. & Mrs. You may address the judge in person as judge or your honor as a courtesy. Just be careful not to mislead anyone into thinking he is a sitting judge.
* Proper address for a General and his wife: General & Mrs. John Smith.
What is the proper etiquette to addressing a Reverend in a letter?
Dr. and Mrs.............
This will depend upon if it is an official or social invitaion as to how to address. If this is for a Judge of a Lower Court the Envelope for official should be addressed as:The HonorableJohn DoeUnited States Court of (name the court)(City, State, zip)For a social addressing of the envelope:The HonorableJohn Doeand Mrs. DoeThe inside invitation would be addressed as: Judge (and Mrs. ) Doe
The judge decided that the former wife of Sam Westing, Madame Sun Lin Hoo, needed protection because she was being targeted and threatened by others due to her connection to Westing's will and potential inheritance. This decision was made to ensure her safety and well-being.
Cpt. Smith and Mrs. Smith
Reverend & Mrs.
Use the term Honorable Judge on the envelope. For example Honorable Judge Smith and Mrs. Smith. On the invitation Judge Smith and Mrs. Smith would be fine.