<?php
$string = '<JUDGE_NAME><NAME>Ahmad Maarop</NAME>CJ, <NAME>Zaharah Ibrahim</NAME>, <NAME>Prasad Sandosham</NAME>, <NAME>Jeffrey Tan</NAME>, <NAME>Alizatul Khair</NAME> FCJJ</JUDGE_NAME>\r\n';
$patterns = array('/\bCJ\b/', '/\bJCA\b/','/\bJJCA\b/','/\bPCA\b/', '/\bCJM\b/', '/\bCJSS\b/', '/\bFCJ\b/', '/\bFCJJ\b/', '/\bJ\b/','/\bH\b/', '/\bPK\b/','/\bJC\b/', '/\bHMP\b/', '/\bHHMP\b/', '/\bHMR\b/', '/\bHHMR\b/');
$replacements = array('<rank>CJ</rank>', '<rank>JCA</rank>','<rank>JJCA</rank>','<rank>PCA</rank>', '<rank>CJM</rank>', '<rank>CJSS</rank>', '<rank>FCJ</rank>', '<rank>FCJJ</rank>', '<rank>J</rank>','<rank>H</rank>', '<rank>PK</rank>','<rank>JC</rank>', '<rank>HMP</rank>', '<rank>HHMP</rank>', '<rank>HMR</rank>', '<rank>HHMR</rank>');
$string = preg_replace($patterns,$replacements,$xmlString);
echo $string;
// <JUDGE_NAME><NAME>Ahmad Maarop</NAME> <rank>CJ</rank>, <NAME>Zaharah Ibrahim</NAME>, <NAME>Prasad Sandosham</NAME>, <NAME>Jeffrey Tan</NAME>, <NAME>Alizatul Khair</NAME> <rank>FCJJ</rank></JUDGE_NAME>\r\n ◀
?>