: the presiding or principal judge of a court of justice
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The chief justice's Wednesday letter was largely focused on the nation's history, including an early 19th-century case establishing the principle that Congress shouldn't remove judges over contentious rulings.—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026 The chief justice’s Wednesday letter was largely focused on the nation’s history, including an early 19th-century case establishing the principle that Congress shouldn’t remove judges over contentious rulings.—Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 Yet the Supreme Court, including the chief justice, seems not to care.—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025 Our chief justice correspondent, Pierre Thomas, joins me now for more.—ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chief justice
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