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Recent Examples of chief justice
Hudson had served as chief justice since 2023.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
In his inauguration speech, Magyar again called on many of Orbán’s appointees, who are in their roles for lengthy terms, to step down no later than May 31, including the president, the attorney general, the head of the media authority and the chief justice of the Constitutional Court.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Moira Donegan argued in the Guardian last week that the court’s 6-3 decision not only reflected its rightwing bias but completed chief justice John Roberts’s long project of dismantling the VRA.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
When a president is on trial, the Supreme Court chief justice presides.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
In his inauguration speech, Magyar again called on many of Orbán’s appointees, who are in their roles for lengthy terms, to step down no later than May 31, including the president, the attorney general, the head of the media authority and the chief justice of the Constitutional Court.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Moira Donegan argued in the Guardian last week that the court’s 6-3 decision not only reflected its rightwing bias but completed chief justice John Roberts’s long project of dismantling the VRA.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
When a president is on trial, the Supreme Court chief justice presides.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief justice
Noun
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The article quoted the circuit judge Frank Conley.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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According to the decision, William Pryor, the chief circuit judge of the 11th Circuit, in September, was made aware of a complaint against the unnamed judge based on a memorandum received by the chief judge in the district.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The San Antonio International Airport shipped a robot back to its manufacturer after the 420-pound machine failed at multiple turns, Sheriff Javier Salazar was involved in a wreck and a Texas justice of the peace was involved in a late night brawl at Whataburger — with a teenager.—
JJ Velasquez,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 May 2026
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Their wedding ceremony was to be a very private stand-up event with a justice of the peace, and then off to the first day of class.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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