Jude, maybe, faces executive action (7)
I believe the answer is:
lawsuit
'jude maybe' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'faces executive action' is the wordplay.
'faces executive' becomes 'law' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'action' becomes 'suit' ('suit' can be a synonym of 'action').
'law'+'suit'='LAWSUIT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lawsuit that I've seen before include "Legal case" , "Court case" , "Legal dispute" , "Claim brought to court" , "Process of bringing dispute or claim before the courts" .)