Thesaurus results for CHIEF JUSTICE

chief justice

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as in circuit judge

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Recent Examples of chief justice Democrats said the changes to House Bill 1033, approved 59-27, takes away several organizations' votes on the existing judicial selection committee and gives them to the governor and chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. —

Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026 Its chief justice is Hugo Aguilar, an Indigenous lawyer from the neighboring state of Oaxaca. —

ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026 Authorities provided few details at the time, but Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello alleged the existence of a military plot to kidnap former Supreme Court chief justice Maikel Moreno. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 The chief justice of the Trial Court is Heidi Brieger and the Chief Justice of the Appeals Court is Amy Lyn Blake. —

Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chief justice

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The new documents, released after a circuit judge’s order in the case, show a coordinated effort by state and federal agencies to avoid triggering a need for an environmental review.

— Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Amid a legal dispute between two Apopka candidates for mayor, a circuit judge in Orange County has set a trial date for July 2027 — more than a year after next month’s municipal elections.

— Mike Valente, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026