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The Supreme Court of Texas' new chief justice is calling on the Legislature to significantly raise judicial salaries across the state as the Senate Finance Committee works through its budget bill.
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Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Or his era as chief justice on the Supreme Court, presiding over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The bill would allow the chief justice of the U.S., instead of the president, to appoint a director of the Marshals Service, which currently operates within the Department of Justice at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
The chief justice also spoke about his previous statement on the calls for impeachment, saying in part that that's what the Supreme Court is there for—to handle disagreement.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Or his era as chief justice on the Supreme Court, presiding over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The bill would allow the chief justice of the U.S., instead of the president, to appoint a director of the Marshals Service, which currently operates within the Department of Justice at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
The chief justice also spoke about his previous statement on the calls for impeachment, saying in part that that's what the Supreme Court is there for—to handle disagreement.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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circuit judge
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Issuing their ruling Tuesday, the three circuit judges said that was not enough.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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They were granted bonds by a state circuit judge and then transferred to federal custody.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Chief justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief%20justice. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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