: the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
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Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.—Tom Winter, NBC news, 10 June 2026 According to a proclamation by President Dwight Eisenhower, the flag should be flown at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president or former president, and for 10 days following the death of a vice president, a chief justice, former chief justice or speaker of the House.—Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 The Cockroach Janta Party was started by a recent Boston University graduate after India’s chief justice compared young unemployed Indians to cockroaches.—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 June 2026 Currently, Republican legislative leaders and Paul Newby, the state’s conservative chief justice, appoint a majority of the commission’s members.—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chief justice