: the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
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The chief justices of some states, including California and Washington, asked ICE to stop, saying fear of arrest would keep crime victims and witnesses from showing up in court.—Gene Johnson and Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 The chief justice did not appear to say anything in response.—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025 Plus what the Supreme Court chief justice's rebuke of Trump this week tells us about a showdown in the courts, and as sextortion grows in the US, so does the prevalence of individuals or companies that charge to retrieve explicit photos and then may fail to do so.—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 The chief justice issued a brief administrative last Wednesday — with a midnight deadline for foreign aid payments approaching — before the full court acted on President Trump's bid for emergency relief.—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chief justice
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